The Word for World is Forest

by

Ursula K. Le Guin

Euraf is a term used to refer to humans of European descent. This term is mostly used by Don Davidson, who often derides non-white soldiers.
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Euraf Term Timeline in The Word for World is Forest

The timeline below shows where the term Euraf appears in The Word for World is Forest. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter Four
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Some people, particularly asiatiforms and “hindi types” are natural traitors, and euraf-descended men like Davidson are natural saviors—that’s just how things are. Davidson is especially annoyed that... (full context)
Chapter Seven
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...but he’s an asiatiform, and it’s weird how many of them survived the massacre—the only euraf left alive was Gosse. Here in Java, the 55 men who remained loyal and are... (full context)