Cane Warriors

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The importance of this book cannot be overstated. Alex Wheatle takes the truth, and creates fiction to illuminate that truth. He too is a warrior. A word warrior.I saw my ancestors in this book, and now I know that Alex and I really are brothers.’ Benjamin Zephaniah In Alex Wheatle’s young adult book Cane Warriors we meet fourteen year old Moa who is enslaved on the Frontier sugar cane plantation. He is in the middle of harvest season, he hasn’t seen his mother in over two months because she is serving in the Enslaver’s house and his father also is kept working for long and exhausting hours. With the recent death of a plantation beloved woman Moa starts considering what freedom would feel like. The work is hard, the slave’s bodies are pushed to the limits and the white owners of the slaves are vile humans who treat the men and women disgracefully. The cast all look like real pro’s in combat and for a complete newcomer, Aria Kusumah in particular really stands out. Clad in a warrior’s robe with his head shaven and a staff always by his side, he’s the spitting image of Aang from “ Avatar: The Last Airbender” and (on the basis of his performance in the film) it would be out of this world if he were given the chance to assume the Avatar’s mantle in a live-action format – wink, wink! Eva Celia and Nicolas Saputra make a perfect heroic team, while Reza Rahadian and Tara Basro are equally strong as the villainous duo.

Teenagers lived through the above events and many others, and their lived experiences are just as intense as anybody else’s – if not more so. They too bore the scars of life-changing catastrophes and suffered post-traumatic stress related illnesses. Societies often forget and neglect the trauma and impact life-changing events can have on young people. More recently, Wheatle has moved into writing for a YA audience, with his award-winning Crongton series featuring the admirable Liccle Bit and his network of likeable young friends taking their first steps into challenging adult life, much like Moa.I enjoyed reading this book. The plot was interesting, and I learned a lot about slavery from it.The reason I chose this book was because of the time it was set in, and the theme. The slave trade, to me, was complicated and had many facets, so, in this way, it appealed to me because I thought that it would help deepen my understanding of the slave trade and how slaves were treated.

A: I wanted to capture the essence of the Cane Warriors and so I couldn’t compromise the way they spoke. Language is very important for a conquered people because when you have lost everything, the only thing you may have left is the remains of your mother’s tongue. For me, that is very important for the characters in Cane Warriors and still important today. I believe it adds to the identity of the enslaved peoples of the Caribbean. Moa has seen loved ones subjected to the violence, cruelty and exploitation doled out to instill fear. When he gets a chance to taste freedom, even if it may be short lived, he takes the opportunity.

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When I consider iconic world events in the last two hundred years or so, teenage narratives are sparse and few and far between. For example, you must search long and hard for a young adult perspective on the American civil war, the sinking of the Titanic, the Great Depression and the bombing of Hiroshima. Young people's experiences matter A: For young readers, or indeed, any reader, I really hope Cane Warriors gives them a greater understanding of the impact of slavery and its inhumane brutality in Jamaica. And throughout this evil of colonial repression, great heroes emerged that shouldn’t be forgotten.

A self-defense cane will have notched gripping surfaces on the shaft (top and bottom). They're there to help you hold the cane during a fight.Cane Warriors’ narrator is 14-year-old Moa, who is on the cusp of becoming a man. He’s informed by another plantation worker that there is going to be a rebellion on Easter Sunday, when the slave owners and the overseers will all be together. I read it in one sitting. I simply could not put it down. Cane Warriors is such a powerful narrative of trauma and triumph.' Carolyn Cooper, PhD - The Gleaner During each event, online attendees will have the opportunity to ask the panellists questions. The recruitment of panellists is being funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund as part of the wider “Our Tower” regeneration plan. Cane Warriors is not the first time that Wheatle has delved into historical fiction. His Island Songs (2005) charted the movement of Jamaicans from the island to Brixton in the early part of the 20 th century. What is special about Island Songs is the focus on the women and the telling of the stories from their perspective. Based on a revolutionary real-life 1760 Jamaican slave rebellion, a visceral sense of the atrocities Moa and his fellow field slaves are subjected to is evoked from the start. Their bodies are lashed and “roasted by a brutal sun”, Moa hasn’t seen his house-slave mama for three years, his papa lost an arm in mill machinery, and his friend Hamaya fears the day predatory white men will “come for me.”

Terrific. A pacy, provocative ode to an important part of Jamaican history from one of our most versatile, trailblazing authors.’ Irenosen Okojie Sales An important tale about the loves of slaves in the tyranny of planatations and uprising and war. Cane warriors is a short and bitter read with an important message. American Cane Self Defense is by far the best and most comprehensive cane fighting course available. It is taught by the Grand Cane Master Joe Robaina. Free PDFs And Materials A: Of course, all families must work through their own ups and downs, disagreements, break-ups, celebrations, tested relationships and I guess my family and extended family is no different to any other. So, yes, much of the themes of my work are inspired by real life relationships and the frayed threads of lived experience. When I read the blurb for this I knew it was going to be a powerful story, and I wasn't wrong. I was blown away by this book. THIS is the sort of YA book we should see more of! It is incredibly important that these moments in history are not forgotten, that the fight be known, be shared, be discussed.Cane Warriors represented the day-to-day life cycle of those in slavery, how and when they were put to work and how they felt. The interactions are written very realistically and allow you to imagine the conversations taking place and used the scenery very well, as well as the time. The way to describe some of the characters like “2 thumbs taller, a branch wider” add a comforting sense and is a unique way to describe characters. The honest portrayal of the enslaved people’s suffering is quite heart-breaking, but I think the writer was able to bring up many of the real horrors faced, such as rape, to light.