1. Gunga Din and Heart of Darkness
... high starched collar, white cuffs, a light alpaca jacket, snowy trousers, a clear necktie, and varnished boots...hair parted, brushed, oiled" (Conrad 31). The natives mentioned on the same pages, however, are evaluated in a completely different manner. On one hand, the chief accountant is an individual with personality, while on the other "black shapes [crouch]," "black shadows of disease ... and starvation [lie] confusedly," and one "creature...[rises] to his hands and knees, and [goes] off on all fours towards the river to drink" (Conrad 30 ... ). Indigenous peoples are portrayed in t...
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