What are the motifs in The Kingdom of This World by Alejo Carpentier?

A recurring idea in this story is cultural divisions. The novel begins by painting a deep cultural division between the white European colonists and the black slaves of the plantation. They live in entirely different spheres, often with little awareness of the other's world. However, cultural division is not only based on race. The novel makes it clear as new regimes continue to impose slavery on the peasants, that cultural divides happen between those of the same race and country, and that these divisions lead to suffering.