To detach from the familiar and to immerse into the unknown is a familiar process to human beings. From leaving a mothers womb to attending college, human beings are constantly confronted with change. However, persistent change does not facilitate the process required to assimilate. In the novel, A Street in Marrakech, Elizabeth Fernea embarks on a journey to Morocco and is met with resentment and belligerence. Her tale as an outsider, searching for the essence of Marrakech that is concealed to most Westerners, exemplifies immersing oneself into the unknown.
Elizabeth Fernea and husband Bob Fernea travel to Marrakech, Morocco because Mr. Fernea receives a scholarship grant to study anthropology in Morocco. From the start of the book, it is easy to admire Fernea because she is ambitious, “We would all learn the dialect of Moroccan Arabic, so different from the Egyptian and Iraqi dialects we had spoken a long time ago. Hopefully we would learn something about Morocco and North......

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Title: A Street In Marrakech Review
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