Comparing The Cajuns: A People's Story Of Exile And Triumph

The book I chose to write about is The Cajuns: A People’s Story of Exile and Triumph. A lengthy title, and an even lengthier tale, it goes into the journey of the Acadians and how they survived their ordeals and thrived. The author, Dean Jobb, goes into great detail and engaging storytelling to capture their essence.
Our story starts with a glimpse of the deportation, but as we turn the pages the author goes into the landscape of what Acadia was and how the name came to be. Dean Jobbs tends to interchange the perspective he uses to change up the pace of the story. He mixes current events with the past along with stories to tie in with his ideas. He tells of a poem called Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie. While the author of the poem had never been to Acadia, using historical records he created imagery that was close to the actual location. This poem also became a gateway to others understanding the plight of the Acadians. Evangeline became a symbol of the Acadian people. In present day Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia, there is a congress for the Acadians. He goes on to talk about the descendants of these people and how returning to these roots affect them. Just reading the first chapter, I started to become engaged in the book. He had laced not

Some say you have to be born in a certain area and speak French, but contend that that is a limiting definition. After the 19th century many emerged from internal exile. Numbers of Acadian descendants are about 1.6 million in Canada and the United States combined. The same question of what is pops up for Cajuns as well. Many hold onto the stereotypical image when Cajuns are more than the overalls, bare feet, and straw hat. It also seems as though Cajun culture has become so mainstream, that it may be losing its cultural identity to Americanization. The author then gets remarks from many people who have studied the Acadians their thoughts on