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The 13-year-old Algerian Boy
Another patient of Fanon’s at the psychiatric hospital in Algeria during the Algerian War of Independence. Along with the 13-year-old Algerian boy, the 14-year-old kills a young European friend after hearing that the Europeans want to kill all the Arabs. The 14-year-old boy refuses to talk, other than to ask why the Europeans are not arrested for killing the Algerians. The 14-year-old boy again underscores the psychological effect of colonialism on the colonized, but he also raises a valid point: the Europeans often killed the Algerians with impunity, and they were not held accountable.
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Chapter 5: Series B
...actual war in Algeria. The first case examines two Algerian boys, one 13-year-old and one 14-year-old, who killed their European friend. The boys admit their crime, and the 13-year-old swears they...
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