Re:The survival skills of Helena Valero
by krisoft on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @06:37AM
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> I'm not sure where the layer of civilization started imposing social norms but these Amazon tribes are (were) definitely preceding that.
Clearly not. The story is full of civilisation imposed social norms. Fusiwe was deposed as a headman because he made bad strategic decisions and made enemies. Helena was marked as a dead women because she poisoned some children. Akawe was warned that it is not fair "to hit someone three times without taking a blow oneself". Rashawe held a speech about the good reasons to not kill Helena. Etc etc.
These are all social norms. Different in some sense from our ones, but they are definitely not without social norms.
Clearly not. The story is full of civilisation imposed social norms. Fusiwe was deposed as a headman because he made bad strategic decisions and made enemies. Helena was marked as a dead women because she poisoned some children. Akawe was warned that it is not fair "to hit someone three times without taking a blow oneself". Rashawe held a speech about the good reasons to not kill Helena. Etc etc.
These are all social norms. Different in some sense from our ones, but they are definitely not without social norms.