The novel depicts a clash of civilizations during the Mexican-American War period (1840s) with an epilogue set in 1878, using this historical setting to explore themes of conquest, violence, and the encounter between different cultures, none of which are presented as morally superior.
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“and it's about the clash of civilizations that went on at the time of the mexican-american war right this would be the late 18th or 1840s and uh it'll give us a little epilogue at the end of 1878 when we'll meet the kid in the form of the man but the main body of the book is the kids coming of age”
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