Two contrasting elements I found are truthfulness and falseness. The falsity comes from the misconceptions by the Europeans. To the Whites, Africans are nothing but savages. They know nothing of their culture and traditions so they already assume that they are inferior. The truth comes from the Afri...

Two contrasting elements I found are truthfulness and falseness. The falsity comes from the misconceptions by the Europeans. To the Whites, Africans are nothing but savages. They know nothing of their culture and traditions so they already assume that they are inferior. The truth comes from the Afri...

“It was unearthly, and the men were—No, they were not inhuman. Well, you know, that was the worst of it—the suspicion of their not being inhuman. It would come slowly to one. They howled and leaped, and spun, and made horrid faces; but what thrilled you was just the thought of their humanity—like yo...

<t>HW Assignment<br/> <br/> While reading, I came across a realization that this book amounts to a great deal of suffering and darkness that surpasses my knowledge of what unimaginable pain there can actually be in the world. When Marlow witnesses the chained up slaves, he wasn't quite sure on how t...

Hi Ms. Cossick! it's Catherine K from 1st period.