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Racism in Literature: Critical Essay by Chinua Achebe

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Joseph Conrad
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SOURCE: Achebe, Chinua. “Conrad's Racism.” In Readings on “Heart on Darkness,” edited by Clarice Swisher, pp. 184-94. San Diego, Calif.: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1999.

In the following excerpt from an essay originally published in 1977, Achebe argues that in Heart of Darkness Conrad characterizes Africans in a way that dehumanizes them and sets up a contrast between civilized England and uncivilized Africa.

This is a free excerpt of 61 words. There are 4,168 words (approx. 14 pages at 300 words per page) in the full critical essay.

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