Clash of Eagles

This lack of story and development from the perspective of the Native American characters also severely limits the potential themes that could have been explored in this novel. It is easy to understand the ideas that Marcellinus puts forward; they have been thoroughly explored and expounded upon by Classics scholars for years, and will continue to be explored and expounded upon by Classics scholars for many more years to come. But giving the Native American characters their own plot lines and their own character development would have created an opportunity for additional thematic complexity. It could have, for example, opened up avenues for tackling themes related to imperialism and colonialism ??? topics which would have been relevant in the world of the novel, but more importantly are relevant to the real world itself, given how Native Americans struggle to hold onto their culture and their land (for example, the issue regarding the Standing Rock pipeline).

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