module 2
6. Read the poem on page 798 by Nguyen Khuyen, a Vietnamese official during French colonial rule. If you had the opportunity to share a glass of his “fine wine” (or a cup of tea) with Mr. Nguyen, what would you say to him? How might that conversation go? Here is the poem for your convenience:Fine wine but no good friends,
What was distinctive about European colonial empires of the 19thcentury?
During the 19th century the empires in the colonies were very differnet from empires in the earlier years and they differed in very important ways. For example, race became an extreme factor in the class of people in europe, especially with the Rulers. The rulers were more often to be a more "Pure Race" than that of the regular colonial people. Another factor was that the colonial states were much more prominent with the societies that they governed in the way that they had more of a rule over them. They also classified their subjects and people more than they did in the past. The policies that were made by the people who governed societies directly contradicted values that were already in place and even with religion.
13. How were the lives of African women in particular altered by colonial economies?
Before the Europeans colonized African women were very active in there villages and had very important roles in everyday life, this included planting, harvesting, food preperation, and of course the care of the family. African women made wages and were expected the feed the family and they even were involved in trade and owned land in order to grow crops. After colonization women lives differed form the men, they had to be in charge of all production and the men were more involved in the cash crop of agriculture. Women were often left alone because the men left to the cities and women were forced to take on male tasks while also having to do all tasks they did before because it was expected of them.
With this poem, i am able to tell that this man has all the things that he wishes to have in his life but he got all this wealth for a price. I think that if i had a chance to talk with him i would ask him why he feels so alone and what he is doing about that loneliness. I would also tell him that everything that he has done to get the things he desired at the time came at the price of having a family and friends to share these things with. I think that the conversation could go well and he would listen because he is already in turmoil for being so lonely and he wants anything to fill those missing pieces in his life.
What was distinctive about European colonial empires of the 19thcentury?
During the 19th century the empires in the colonies were very differnet from empires in the earlier years and they differed in very important ways. For example, race became an extreme factor in the class of people in europe, especially with the Rulers. The rulers were more often to be a more "Pure Race" than that of the regular colonial people. Another factor was that the colonial states were much more prominent with the societies that they governed in the way that they had more of a rule over them. They also classified their subjects and people more than they did in the past. The policies that were made by the people who governed societies directly contradicted values that were already in place and even with religion.
13. How were the lives of African women in particular altered by colonial economies?
Before the Europeans colonized African women were very active in there villages and had very important roles in everyday life, this included planting, harvesting, food preperation, and of course the care of the family. African women made wages and were expected the feed the family and they even were involved in trade and owned land in order to grow crops. After colonization women lives differed form the men, they had to be in charge of all production and the men were more involved in the cash crop of agriculture. Women were often left alone because the men left to the cities and women were forced to take on male tasks while also having to do all tasks they did before because it was expected of them.
hi nicole,
ReplyDeleteI liked the way you analyzed and explained the poem thoroughly. It really allowed me to see the poem through your thoughts. I also liked the way you answered the questions for the module, short and easy, which made it easy for me to follow along and understand.
I also answered the first question you did for this blog. would definitely feel his frustration with everything that must have been dramatic to go through due to this French conquest. I would tell him that he isn’t alone and that many others have had to see their home get torn down due to conquest. I would tell him that I understand that losing homes, family members, and land is a traumatic experience and that I am sorry they had to undergo these ordeals.
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