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This isn’t the first time that Minke mentions being free. In his mind being free is being allowed to learn as much as he wants without interference. But really being free is to have European knowledge. He’s more interested in how printing making works then how his own society works. But slowly as the novel progresses Minke cannot ignore that state of his society, he is beginning to see how things really are; even though one is educated they are stilled treated unjustly. As Minke’s understanding of what it means to be free changes so does his understanding of how his society works. When it comes to his parents or Nyai and Annelies it seems the saying “out of sight out of mind” applies. Only when he is directly affected by them does he show concern. When he’s away from them they are easily discarded. I think his relationship with his parents and Nyai and Annelies has a similar resemblance to the colonist perception of the natives. It’s easy to belittle someone when they become so far removed from you that you can’t see how they are like you.
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