European Conquest of Africa
There were times in the world where people had their personal morals much different than they are now. They thought that paying someone to serve you for life at low pay was perfectly fine and it was fine to treat them like they were less than a person. In the short story No Witchcraft for Sale, this is prevalent. The Farquhar’s have a man named Gideon as their cook and he is working to send money to his family so they can afford the things they want. It is in the Farquhar’s daily lives that anyone different than them is less than them. This was the start of a drive that lasted up to a century in some places and all started when the European Powers invaded Africa.
In the late 1800’s Africa was a different place; …show more content…
The native people saw the white conquerors as people that put themselves above anyone that were different then themselves. Along with the way they thought of themselves, the major confrontation was when the white people used the Africans as servants for a very low pay. In No Witchcraft for Sale by Doris Lessing, she points out signs of non-equal correlation between Gideon their servant and the Farquhar family. “Why do you frighten him? asked Gideon gravely reproachful. Teddy said He’s only a black boy and laughed. Then, when Gideon turned away from him without speaking, his face fell.” (Lessing 151). This started to show that the way Teddy’s parents were raising him to think of anyone with a different skin color as less than him. This lead to disappoint in Gideon because I am guessing that he hoped Teddy would be kinder to people and more open minded. She alluded to Teddy having servants of his own at the very end of the book. “Ah, Little Yellow Head, how you have grown! Soon you will be grown up with a farm of your own…”(Lessing 155). That ending point out a little bit of sadness in Gideon because he thinks that Teddy will be exactly like his family before him and no treating people as equals. Also it was suggested that even though throughout the entire story, Gideon was more of a friend to Teddy, Teddy still saw Gideon as his family’s servant. She also touches on the topic of white people wanting to know everything, even though it is not part of their custom. This was when Gideon led them on a hunt for a magical root that had healed Teddy’s eyes when a snake had spit in them. He leads them around for hours not want to give up the secret that was deep down important to him. He supposedly gave in and handed over the root, but not everyone was sure that it was actually the right one. This also showed so defiance by the servants
There were times in the world where people had their personal morals much different than they are now. They thought that paying someone to serve you for life at low pay was perfectly fine and it was fine to treat them like they were less than a person. In the short story No Witchcraft for Sale, this is prevalent. The Farquhar’s have a man named Gideon as their cook and he is working to send money to his family so they can afford the things they want. It is in the Farquhar’s daily lives that anyone different than them is less than them. This was the start of a drive that lasted up to a century in some places and all started when the European Powers invaded Africa.
In the late 1800’s Africa was a different place; …show more content…
The native people saw the white conquerors as people that put themselves above anyone that were different then themselves. Along with the way they thought of themselves, the major confrontation was when the white people used the Africans as servants for a very low pay. In No Witchcraft for Sale by Doris Lessing, she points out signs of non-equal correlation between Gideon their servant and the Farquhar family. “Why do you frighten him? asked Gideon gravely reproachful. Teddy said He’s only a black boy and laughed. Then, when Gideon turned away from him without speaking, his face fell.” (Lessing 151). This started to show that the way Teddy’s parents were raising him to think of anyone with a different skin color as less than him. This lead to disappoint in Gideon because I am guessing that he hoped Teddy would be kinder to people and more open minded. She alluded to Teddy having servants of his own at the very end of the book. “Ah, Little Yellow Head, how you have grown! Soon you will be grown up with a farm of your own…”(Lessing 155). That ending point out a little bit of sadness in Gideon because he thinks that Teddy will be exactly like his family before him and no treating people as equals. Also it was suggested that even though throughout the entire story, Gideon was more of a friend to Teddy, Teddy still saw Gideon as his family’s servant. She also touches on the topic of white people wanting to know everything, even though it is not part of their custom. This was when Gideon led them on a hunt for a magical root that had healed Teddy’s eyes when a snake had spit in them. He leads them around for hours not want to give up the secret that was deep down important to him. He supposedly gave in and handed over the root, but not everyone was sure that it was actually the right one. This also showed so defiance by the servants