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Essay Topics

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Essay Topic 1

The trading company is a strict hierarchical society. Describe the hierarchy of the trading company, and give descriptions of various characters we encounter in the novel and how they fit into the hierarchy. Why is this hierarchy necessary? How is it visible – or invisible?

Essay Topic 2

Only two women are mentioned in great detail in the context of the novel. Why might this be significant? Why are these two women in themselves important?

Essay Topic 3

The white men in Africa create a world of their own. Explore the basis of this society. How has it organized itself, and for what reasons?

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