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1. Who is the narrator of "This Earth Of Mankind"?

The narrator of "This Earth of Mankind" is Minke. Minke is a young Indonesian boy who is about 13 years old. The book says that he is on the verge of manhood. The story he tells traces his life on the island during Dutch rule.

2. What is colonization and how does it effect this story?

Colonization is the presence of a foreign country over another country. The foreign country often inhabits the country and implements their own culture and government amongst the natives. Typically the natives do not look fondly upon the colonizers. In "This Earth of Mankind", the Dutch colonize the Indies.

3. Who says "I don't yet really need to reveal who I am before the eyes of others" and what does it mean?

Minke says the line "I don't yet really need to reveal who I am before the eyes of others." He says this in Chapter 1 and it clues the reader into his personality. Perhaps he does not know his identity since he was raised under Indonesian and Dutch rule.

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