The Meaning of Exile

The meaning of words such as exile, diaspora and nomadism is politically fueled according to Peter's. The way he describes it, depending on how one wants to be viewed will be the deciding factor in what word is used to decribe their current situation.
In contrast is the exiled person who is forced from his homeland. Unlike Said's essay which lumps all people away from the homeland as exiles, Peters describes three distinct words with almost the same meaning, however the emotions felt by those people these words describe are completely different. The exiled people are those who have been forced from their homeland. In my observations Said and Peters seem to be in agreement, however Peters describes diaspora and nomadic life as estranged people who choose this life while Said lumps them with the exiled. In my opinion I believe that Said's essay was more moving becasue of his personal experience and the way he describes the abandonment one feels being alone in a country. I do think his argument loses ground when he starts to talk about those who have chosen a life outside of their homeland as exiled as well. Peters would disagree because in his definition an exiled perosn may not return to their homeland however a nomadic person lives outside of their homeland by choice and a person choosing a diaspora life lives communaly out of their native environment. Therefore Peters says the exiled is alone, which agrees with Said, however the nomadic have chosen this lifestyle and those in a diaspora way of life live together, therfore the aloneness is not felt.