![]() ![]() Rudy Wiebe has a difficult time articulating the attitudes of ethnic insiders toward outsiders. Unlike mainstream literature, ethnic fiction features insiders who are members of the minority group and outsiders who are generally members of the majority culture. ![]() In ethnic literature, Weaver identifies a moral challenge that includes sustaining the minority perspective without degrading the outsider (Weaver 215). According to Weaver’s analysis of the “Peace Shall Destroy Many” using the question posed by the central character, Thom Wiens “why must we…. Weaver adds his contribution to the analysis to the “Peace shall Destroy Many” by spotting a moral dilemma in the Mennonite community. Similarly, the book enabled Rudy Wiebe to get the measure of racism and sexuality, which was a test of the perception held regarding Mennonites as people. Rudy Wiebe was unafraid to share his wonders openly and philosophically, even conflicts that originate from non-conflict (peace) nature. Consequently, their Christianity nature alienated them from politics and the military though they affected them greatly. The Mennonite community had practiced agriculture and Christianity as their lifestyle. This was as a result after his novel aroused great controversy among the Mennonite communities after publishing it in 1962 (Wiebe 2). Although Rudy Wiebe meant no harm while publishing the book, he found himself in a critical situation that obligated him to resign from his position as the editor of the Mennonite Brethren Herald. ![]()
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