Question

Read the excerpt from "An Image of Africa Racism in

Conrad's Heart of Darkness"
In my original conception of this essay I had thought
to conclude it nicely on an appropriately positive note
in which I would suggest from my privileged position in
African and Western cultures some advantages the
West might derive from Africa once it rid its mind of old
prejudices and began to look at Africa not through a
haze of distortions and cheap mystifications but quite
simply as a continent of people-not angels, but not
rudimentary souls either-just people, often highly
gifted people and often strikingly successful in their
enterprise with life and society
Read the excerpt from Heart of Darkness.
And between whiles I had to look after the savage
who was fireman. He was an improved specimen he
could fire up a vertical boiler He was there below me.
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How are the writers riews different in these excerpts?
Conrad presents all Africans as mechanically
gifted, while Achebe does not
Achebe presents Africans as prejudiced, while
Conrad presents them as unbiased
Conrad values those who excel, while Achebe
values only everyday people.
Achebe understands Africans as complex people,
while Conrad presents them as caricatures.
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Answer 1

Achebe understands Africans as complex people, while Conrad presents them as caricatures.

Step-by-step explanation:

In these excerpts, Achebe and Conrad have different views on how Africans are portrayed. Achebe understands Africans as complex people, while Conrad presents them as caricatures. Achebe criticizes Conrad for dehumanizing Africa and Africans, depicting them as uncivilized and savage.

On the other hand, Conrad values those who excel, while Achebe values everyday people. Achebe's perspective emphasizes the importance of recognizing the humanity and diversity of Africans, while Conrad's portrayal perpetuates racist notions and stereotypes.