Saul says that they are treated like animals; he also says that “anyone who shirked or complained was beaten in front of everyone.” He then goes on to say that “making us complicit through our mute and silent witness” was in many ways “the biggest crim

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Saul says that they are treated like animals; he also says that “anyone who shirked or complained was beaten in front of everyone.” He then goes on to say that “making us complicit through our mute and silent witness” was in many ways “the biggest crim

1. Saul says that they are treated like animals; he also says that “anyone who shirked or complained was beaten in front of everyone.” He then goes on to say that “making us complicit through our mute and silent witness” was in many ways “the biggest crime” committed on these children. Explain. Why do you think Saul feels this way?

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Last updated by Aslan on 4/20/2021 5:03 PM

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Answered by Aslan on 4/20/2021 5:03 PM

Saul is describing his time at St. Jerome's residential school. The whole idea pf the school; was to strip children of their identity and dignity. After they are humiliated and broken, they are assimilated into whatever the Church wants them to be.

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