Leopold:
"But there was something fox-like about the manner in which this constitutional monarch of a small, increasingly democratic country became the totalitarian ruler of a vast empire on another continent"(34).
-This quote is foreshadowing of King Leopolds empire in the Congo and in what manners he rules it.
"Stanley's journey solved another geographical mystery...the Congo begins and ends below the equator, but the top part of its great half-circle lies above the equator"(53).
-This shows that Stanley not only was completely engulfed in exploring Africa, but he also was dedicated to bringing back his findings to prove he was not as illigitiate as his birth.
Challenge/Affirm
"At last his long-dream-of production could reach the stage, and Stanley would be its star"(57).
-I would challenge this statement from Hochschild because how, after Leopold's dreaming was he able to know that Stanley was the key to his success?
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