Ciara Brennan is a nonfiction writer and essayist from Virginia. She currently lives in Ireland, where she is working toward a master’s degree in writing at the National University of Ireland, Galway. This is her first published review. You can read more of her work on her website, ciarabrennan.com.
“When you look at the colonial system, one of the things they want to eradicate is the native language, because they don’t understand what’s going on and they can’t control it.”