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"Palm Wine" is a story of an anthropologist named Bertrand that traveled to Senegal on a graduate fellowship to collect proverbs from its people (McKnight 35). The miscommunication, lack of understanding, and appreciation for the people of Senegal caused alienation between them and Bertrand. I believe that if Bertrand went to Senegal with an absorbent mind frame and stuck to his academic responsibilities, he would have fulfilled his purpose and came out of this journey with a new found respect and some proverbs.
The language barrier between Omar, Bertrand and Doudou caused indifference between them. I notice that when you don't like a certain person you tend to tune them out and only pick up a portion of what is being stated. Even though Omar's "English was relatively poor" it was clear that Bertrand "didn't really like him" (McKnight 36). Doudou felt offended to be studied like rats in a laboratory without being asked. He and his people felt disrespected and felt as if people of......

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