The Tutsis were originally in power, but the Hutus realized, after the roman catholic priests from Belgium came, that the way they were being treated was wrong. They then began a revolt against the Tutsis, which put them into power (This all is really confusing, even in the way it's written in the book)
And I agree with you that the Belgians waited far too long to step in on the massacring of the Hutus, but in actuallity, they didn't really step in. For the most part, the Belgians just gave the Hutus the idea of revolting.
When the Tutsis were in power, there were constant and gruesome massacres of the Hutus. In order to try and show some compassion, they punished some of their own race(the Tutsis) by killing some of them, and kicking the younger ones out of school (Gerard)
The reason I think that Paul Kagime could be the author is that, in the book, the child is taken by his mother. And because Ruse's mother was a Tutsi, maybe she was taking him with her on the run.
If I missed any questions you had, just let me know and Ill try to answer them as best as I can:-)
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Thanks for answering my questions, especilaly about the transfer of power. It cleared a lot up. However, I'm still confused about the author possibly being Paul Kagime. You said his mother was a Tutsi. Does this mean his father was a Hutu? Was it better at the time for him to be a Tutsi? Also, why do you think the author wouldn't reveal this information now, since it's years later and there would most likely be few repercussions.
Nevermind about these questions. I read you're next blog. We're all wrong sometimes, but it would've been very interesting for Ruse to have been Paul Kagime.
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