read_impact 's review for:

Tintin in the Congo by Hergé

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 BOOK NOTES: 

Racial Inequalities (Herge only looked at viewpoint of the West) 

Tackles subjects such as Elephant hunting, Mosquito Nets, Psittacosis 

Just realised Tintin is a reporter for the newspaper he is published in in real life 

Tintin and Snowy seem to understand each other (but this could be understanding passively) 

After dispatches from the first book, the value of Tintin’s dispatches have gone up considerably 

Racist attitudes prevalent (e.g. Snowball, Coco, remarks) 

Still comic escapes 

Nice vehicle models as the first one 

Unrealistic deer behaviour 

Animal dialogue or thought and humans can understand (monkey-hat situation) 

Snow seems immortal 

There is no mission, he just hunts and deals with animals and jealous people 

First Main Villain Introduced – Al Calpone – Diamond Production in the Belgian Congo  

European Dominance is Clear hear 

The ending seems to lead onto America sign of continuation 

More of a story in this with scenes with more than just chasing this time 

But hunting scenes and killing animals  too many scenes 




Themes/Lessons: 

Racial discrimination 
Cultural insensitivity 
European lens of Africa
Black characters don't have deep personalities
European superiority perspective