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It’s necessary to walk out of your comfort zone to value what you have. Most of Americans are lacking that experience. They live in a country were citizens have it all, a world of freedom, democracy and materialistic things. Due to that, the eastern world has a lack of knowledge about Africa. Most of the time people relate the continent of Africa to slavery and dark skin people. However, there is much more to Africa than just the slaves who were brought to the United States through the slave trade triangle. It is a country rich in mineral resources and the fastest growing underdeveloped continent with HIV. Reading “The Dark Child” by Camara Laye and “A School For My Village” by Susan Urbanek Linville was a growing experience. These non-fiction novels educated me on the African culture and current issues.

Although, both books were contrasting, the most fascinating part of the Dark Child was how the author wrote the book through the mind of a kid. It made the novel very genuine; causing the reader to have empathy through the different situations the kid faced. The author emphasized t...