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Beryl Markham's Relationship With Native Africans
Beryl Markham’s relationship with Native Africans
In the novel West With The Night the Author placed a strong emphasis on Native Africans. The Author refers to them contrary to the popular beliefs of her time period. She does not consider them beneath her like most did, but as her equal peers. Beryl Markham respected and admired the Native Africans and maintained a close relationship with them.
Beryl Markham had a deep level of respect for the Native Africans living around her. Most of the white settlers in her time period treated the natives as a servant class. Although Beryl was more civilized than the Natives, she treated them as her equals. When Kibii turned into Arab Ruta and began working for Beryl, she was upset at their new relationship.
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