The Africans in Heart of Darkness are viewed as (a) They are seen as servile black men. (b) They are…
The sequence is the depiction of black men, followed by ‘enemies’, then ‘criminals’, and finally ‘rebels’. These successive descriptions expose how colonial observers impose…
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The Africans in Heart of Darkness are viewed as
(a) They are seen as servile black men.
(b) They are viewed as ‘enemies’.
(c) They are presented as ‘rebels’ by Kurtz.
(d) Soon the ‘enemies’ become ‘criminals’ in the eyes of the Whites.
Give the right sequence of these statements as they appear in the novel:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer C
The sequence is the depiction of black men, followed by ‘enemies’, then ‘criminals’, and finally ‘rebels’. These successive descriptions expose how colonial observers impose changing labels on Africans.
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West Bengal SET (WB SET)