Give Me My Father's Body
Written in formal language, this book is a documentation about Minik, from northwestern Greenland, and how he coped when taken as a young boy to New York as a 'science exhibit'. Using various records and sources, it reveals how the scientific community and public treated Minik, and discusses what happened with some of the well-known people connected to him. Ultimately we are moved by his harsh reality of not really fitting in with any culture after living in the US.
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Novel
Subject:
English Language Arts
Grades:
- 11-12
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