Dear Mr. Carpentier,
I have had the privilege of reading your book "The Kingdom of This World" for a world literature class and would like to ask you some questions. If you don't mind of course. My first question is derived from a quote out of your book. It reads, "Should a civilized person be expected to concern himself with the savage beliefs of people who worship a snake?". I do not know the page that this quote is derived from, but it still holds a lot of uncertain meaning nonetheless. Are you asking this question while you have a particular answer in mind or is it more of a rhetorical question? This is how I interpreted it. I believe that civilized people should not be expected to learn about savage groups of people, but it is definitely interesting and helpful to learn about people from different cultures. Learning about other groups of people has greatly influenced me, and I would recommend it to everyone. Hopefully I will hear back from you soon, because I would really like to know how you feel about this subject matter. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours truly,
Hunter Davis
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