While reading this book, a reader will be taken through three journeys. The first is Lindqvist’s own voyage through the Sahara. When describing his excursion, one will learn about the situation of the people in Africa. Including their social and economic situation, their lifestyle, and their corrupt officials (Lindqvist 2-34). The second journey is mainly the time when the author explains his main topic of how racism first came about in Europe and its major rise in the twentieth century. Lindqvist references Joseph Conrad’s book, Heart of Darkness, to illustrate this topic (Lindqvist …show more content…
His main idea is that the only thing humans have done is exterminate the brutes, or the inferior races. He then goes on to explain that humankind would then try to condone their actions with scientific theories and argumentation. Lindqvist is mainly discussing one problem, which is why people believe that they are more distinguished and why they think this gives them the right to exterminate others who are variant or of a lesser social class. This question still seems to be prominent in today’s societal thoughts and