Barbara Kingsolver and the Paternalistic Relationship (3116 words, 4 pages)
The etymological relationship between "father" and "homeland" goes back to the Latin words for both pater (father) and patria (country). Fatherland, Vaterland, patrie... all these words meaning "home country" bring to mind fatherly images. Likewise, the words "patriot" and "patriotic" echo "patriarch", or the grandfatherly head of a family or ...
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