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Lina asked this question about A Town Like Alice:
Was Nevil Shute, author of 'A Town like Alice' a racist, or was he just recording the attitudes of the time? I did not enjoy reading this book because of the disrespectful attitude towards the aborigines. There was not one positive thing mentioned about them as far as I could see, but so much glorification of the heroine and her man. Not my cup of tea.
Bill Marshall Look at it this way: Seventy years from now many of the attitudes you have now will seem narrow minded and bigoted to intelligent thirty-year olds. "W…moreLook at it this way: Seventy years from now many of the attitudes you have now will seem narrow minded and bigoted to intelligent thirty-year olds. "Why did this Lina person use the words 'heroine' and 'man'?" they may ask, yet you are not considered a racist by today's standards. (less)
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A Town Like Alice
by Nevil Shute
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