African American Way Of Life In Between Tides

There is a clear difference in European’s way of life and the Africans way of life. When the Europeans went into the African tribes, the native people have trouble in having to choose between the two because the European way of life looks down on the African way of life. In Between Tides, the main character, Pierre, is torn between his traditional community, the Catholic Church, the government, and the rebels. Each of these communities has different views and Pierre is having trouble fitting into one certain one because they all involve something he loves and things he doesn’t like. He was born into his traditional community and that is where his family is. He has trouble with the traditional practices that oppress women and doesn’t feel like