In summary, chapter one, which I personally found to be one of the most interesting of all, was basically placing the Beng world in wider perspective with many other ideas and theories of the world. This is why I am going into several different topics in this chapter, because they interested me so. The Kapok Tree is worshiped in the Beng village. Without this tree, there can be no sexual mating

In conclusion, I would like to emphasize on the fact that the Beng are very peaceful people. When there are times of war, they are always the ones in the middle of the situations being the mediators. They would prefer a peaceful background and to live prosperous with their Kapok Tree that they worship so. The Beng are very religious and live under very strict customs and traditions. The marriages between the cousins are by far the most taboo. In my opinion, of course, since I have not been exposed to their culture and probably never will. Overall the ethnography was very well written and full of details. The topics that I spoke of were just some of the many that I found most interesting.

Another interesting chapter in the movie, was chapter four. This chapter goes through the traditions and customs of the marriage between cousins. The chapter is entitled The Marriages of Cousins. The marriage of cousins is in the United States is not to be legal. The marriages of them were not ever recorded, so most likely they were not legal. The women are not allowed to pick her own partner. She is only offered an arranged partner once in her life. If she is divorced or widowed from her first husband, then she is free to choose her next partner. It can be anyone from the village or of her choice. On the other hand, a man, can refuse a partner because of the fact that they are offered at least two or three chances of an arranged marriage wives. There are only a few reasons why a marriage will not be arranged. One of the reasons would be mental retardation or psychological problems. It is a fact that the first child is property of the father. The next child belongs to the mother. And the next child to the father again. The cycle is continued as long as there are children. The marriage proposal has to be made to the paternal grandfather. The emphasis on the single parent as actor is significant and so I myself adopt the same usage

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