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Carregando... Shadow of the Boydde Diana Menefy
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A powerful story from our colonial past, in which the bitter clash of two conflicting sets of cultural values is explored from the point of view of a young boy who survived the infamous massacre of the Boyd. A young Maori of high status is brutally flogged on the order of the captain on a journey back to New Zealand, and when the ship makes landfall in the Bay of Islands and he tells his people about what has happened to him, and how his mana has been trampled upon, his people carry out a bloody act of utu, or revenge, which results in the massacre of the ship's occupants, with many eaten, and the eventual destruction of the ship in a fiery explosion. A handful of pakeha were left alive, and it is their enthralling story which unfolds in this brilliantly written and evocative historical novel. Based on a true life tragedy, it is both a classic adventure and a poignant coming of age story about a young ship's boy. Caught up in a bloody and tragic encounter between early Maori and Pakeha, his extraordinary experiences are skilfully used to explore the incident from the point of view of a young participant, and at the same time present children with the two sides to our history. As well, the author brilliantly evokes the realities of life for children in those times. First person recount. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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This children’s historical novel is a realistic retelling of the incident of the sailing ship, Boyd, which occurred in 1809 when almost 70 crew and passengers were massacred in Whangaroa harbour as an act of utu. Diana Menefy has skilfully blended fact and fiction to tell the story through the eyes of young apprentice crewmember, Thomas, who was 15 at the time. I found this to be a vivid account of the incident and the circumstances leading up to it. The factually based events clearly illustrate a culture clash that was all too common in Aotearoa’s colonial past. This historic account is brilliantly written and thought provoking. ( )