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Evil Nomads
12019-05-08T04:46:33-07:00Anonymous105811plain2019-05-08T04:46:33-07:00Chelsea LarymorePrior to reading this story I would have never considered Abel the monster. Of course, I also grew up in church and still consider myself religious. I was shocked that Cain to learn that Cain was pretty much the unwilling founder of nomad culture. I was very interested in what Samatar had to say about this one. I found myself equally shocked when I realized the degrading of nomad culture is a thing. Going a step further than just talking about people who move a lot, young adults who make decisions to travel rather than attend college immediately are practically burned at the stake by older generations. Why do you think younger generations are obsessed with traveling while older generations treat it like the end of the world?
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1media/Nomadic_Tribes_of_Asia.jpg2019-04-26T19:07:01-07:00Mary Laffidybbaa6fac1a2d68d7d027a0bc645072eb108dbf5cThe Inferiorizing of Nomadic Culture in "The Shadow Beast"32Analyzing how Sofia Samatar uses the story of Cain and Abel as an allegory in "The Shadow Beast" for the rejection of nomadic culture.image_header2021-01-13T05:27:48-08:00Mary Laffidybbaa6fac1a2d68d7d027a0bc645072eb108dbf5c