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Historical Context of In the Shadow of the Banyan

Historical Context of In the Shadow of the Banyan. Historical/Social Context of Novel. Shared Content. Concepts and Information Unique to Novel. Civil war in Cambodia began in 1970 between Khmer Rouge and Khmer Republic Khmer Rouge took over government in 1975 and adopted Communist ideas

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Historical Context of In the Shadow of the Banyan

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  1. Historical Context of In the Shadow of the Banyan Historical/Social Context of Novel Shared Content Concepts and Information Unique to Novel • Civil war in Cambodia began in 1970 between Khmer Rouge and Khmer Republic • Khmer Rouge took over government in 1975 and adopted Communist ideas • Khmer Rouge targeted those who had any connection to the Western world: intellectuals, religious people, those with ethnicities other than Cambodian, and many more attributes • Over 25 percent of Cambodia’s population died in three years • Narrated by Raami, a seven year old girl, in Cambodia • Recurring motif of storytelling and poems • Writing style is rich and many descriptions are woven into story • Raami’s family is much smaller and her father is the oldest • Members of Khmer Rouge were questioned constantly • Cambodians were relocated to isolated villages • A somber tone with a mood of great loss and sadness

  2. Historical Context of In the Shadow of the Banyan Historical/Social Context of Novel Concepts and Information Unique to Novel Shared Content • Raami is two years older and wiser than Vaddey Ratner was • The theme of the story is to always have hope, even in the darkest hours • There is a large emphasis placed on family and the strength that family holds • Pol Pot, the leader of the Khmer Rouge is never named or specifically referred to • 750,000 Cambodians died from American bombers from 1970 to 1975 • Khmer Rouge aimed to nationalize and centralize the farming society of Cambodia • Re-education programs were created • Many survivors fled to refugee camps in Thailand • A common motif of death and the loss of family • War was taking place before the Khmer Rouge took over

  3. List of Works Cited Anderson, Nancy A. "Venn Diagram Template." Ablongman. Pearson, n.d. Web. 3 Oct. 2013. <http://wps.ablongman.com/ab_anderson_elemchild_2/40/10401/ 2662743.cw/content/index.html>. Venn Diagram Template "Genocide in Cambodia (1975-1979)." Holocaust Museum Houston. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://www.hmh.org/la_Genocide_Cambodia.shtml>. Ratner, Vaddey. In the Shadow of the Banyan. New York: Simon, 2012. Print. Raami's experiences during the Khmer Rouge reign of Cambodia. Walker, Luke. "Cambodian Genocide." World Without Genocide. World Without Genocide, n.d. Web. 4 Oct. 2013. <http://worldwithoutgenocide.org/ genocides-and-conflicts/cambodian-genocide>.

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