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Qual foi a principal influência do pai da autora?
Qual foi a principal influência do pai da autora?
O que a autora descobriu ao estudar?
O que a autora descobriu ao estudar?
Por que o livro da autora é icônico?
Por que o livro da autora é icônico?
O que Isabela foi enviada para Portugal para fazer?
O que Isabela foi enviada para Portugal para fazer?
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De que forma a autora expressava-se livremente?
De que forma a autora expressava-se livremente?
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O que a autora falou sobre a hipocrisia dos colonizadores brancos?
O que a autora falou sobre a hipocrisia dos colonizadores brancos?
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O que a autora falou sobre suas experiências com sexo?
O que a autora falou sobre suas experiências com sexo?
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De onde é a autora?
De onde é a autora?
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O que a autora sentia quando escrevia?
O que a autora sentia quando escrevia?
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Como era o pai da autora?
Como era o pai da autora?
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Study Notes
- Isabela is a white girl who was born in a Portuguese colony in Africa.
- She was sent to Portugal to tell the story of what happened to the white people there.
- She talks about the racism she experienced while growing up, and how her father was a typical white colonizer.
- She talks about her experiences with sex, both with white boys and black boys.
- She talks about the hypocrisy and double standards of the white colonizers.
- The author's father was a strict and conservative man, which influenced the author's thoughts and views on life.
- The author's father pushed her to study and she found fascination in reading.
- The author's studies introduced her to other perspectives and she realized that there was more to life than what she saw around her.
- However, the author's focus remained on writing, which felt to her like a free way to express herself and reinvent the facts.
- The author's struggles with her family and the outside world were intensifying, and she wrote about them honestly in her notebook.
- This book is iconic for its depiction of the harsh reality of post-colonial life, combining sarcasm, vulgar words, and objective reporting while also achieving poetic expression.
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Description
In "Isabela" by Tariq Ali, we follow the story of a white girl sent to Portugal to tell the story of what happened to the white people there. She talks about the racism she experienced while growing up, and how her father was a typical white colonizer. She talks about her experiences with sex, both with white boys and black boys, and the hypocrisy and double standards of the white colonizers. The author's father was a strict and conservative man, which influenced the author's thoughts and views on life. The author's studies introduced her to other perspectives and
