Why do you think Carnival became an important expression of Caribbean identity?

What will be an ideal response?


A dimension of Carnival is the transcendence of roles and role-playing in general. Since the Caribbean had a strict racial and non-compromising if not demeaning treatment of slaves in the plantation economic model, Carnival became an outlet for the oppressed to celebrate and display humanity in a difficult scenario.

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A) evapotranspiration loop. B) surface runoff loop. C) precipitation loop. D) groundwater loop.

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