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Comparing the Presentation of Cultures in Literary Texts Answers

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What is Achebe’s claim in this excerpt?

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Conrad’s writing focuses on solitude and sickness, not on clashing cultures or belief systems.
B
Conrad’s depiction of Europeans is biased and mostly negative, and his work should not be read as a result.
C
Conrad uses Africa mostly as a setting to show how separation and solitude lead the human mind to disintegrate.
D
Conrad and literary critics of his text have racist viewpoints because they fail to see the dehumanizing depiction of Africans in the text.
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In this passage, Achebe includes a quotation from Heart of Darkness. Why is it effective as evidence that Conrad has racist views?

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It shows that Conrad saw Africans as being inferior to Europeans.
B
It shows that Conrad saw Africans as being superior to Europeans.
C
It shows how Conrad’s views evolved over time and became more biased.
D
It shows that Conrad believed that people of different cultures should not interact.
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Which phrases from the passage support Achebe’s claim that Conrad’s writing dehumanizes the African people? Check all that apply.

A
“the savage who was a fireman”
B
“He was an improved specimen”
C
“as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches”
D
“He squinted at the steam gauge”
E
“he was hard at work”
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“a thrall to strange witchcraft”
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Selection 1:Conrad’s depiction of Africans is not accurate.
How does the evidence support the claim?:It contrasts Conrad’s limited viewpoint.
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✔ Conrad’s depiction of Africans is not accurate.Willett’s depiction of African culture is fair. Conrad and Willett both dehumanize Africans.

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Selection 1:Conrad’s depiction of Africans is not accurate.
How does the evidence support the claim?:It contrasts Conrad’s limited viewpoint.
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✔ It contrasts Conrad’s limited viewpoint.It supports Conrad’s perspective. It denies claims that Conrad is racist.

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✔ It contrasts Conrad’s limited viewpoint.
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It supports Conrad’s perspective.
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It denies claims that Conrad is racist.

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