The article “Sleeping with Cannibals” is told from the firsthand experience of a journalist. Paul Raffaele, the author of the article, is a white male with little understanding of the Korowai culture. So entering this foreign land he had an open interpretation on everything he would see. He knew that they practiced cannibalism but was not fully aware that it was for their way of living. Therefore, he came to this land and thought it odd but fully natural to the Korowai’s standard of living. The Korowai are not civilized by the standard of the States. Their clothing consists of nothing to a leaf to cover themselves. This is a new idea to me. For me in almost any situation I have to have at least a pair of shorts on. I guess that comes from the standards that we live in today. The Korowai’s geographical range reminds me of the pictures I’ve seen of the amazon river. There is a river that is used for transportation and that river is surrounded by wood feeling flooded by forest. …show more content…
In their eyes the khakhua are evil witches that feast on human flesh. The Korowai use this as revenge on the khakhua. In the area we know as home, we see cannibalism wrong in every form. Even the idea of it frightens us. When reading this article, I personally never saw a flaw with the Korowai logic. Is it gross? Yes. Do I think I could eat another human? No. This is their culture. They grew up leaning about the khakhua and fearing them. Also, I don’t find it strange as it is not a daily thing. It happens once a year maybe. Therefore, this is like a full thanksgiving feast to them. Our thanksgiving is a huge meal where we eat ourselves sick. Theirs is a little more absurd, but in their eyes it is perfectly