Assignment on Theme of Ideology of Racism in Sembene, God's Bits of Wood

Please read over carefully the following passages:

• p. 177-8, "The meeting between...for unqualified obedience."
• p. 181, "'No, no, and again no!...could not do."
• p. 148-9, Discussion between Isnard and Doudou: "'Three million francs... surged through him."
• p. 163, "When he had at last...I don't know..."

(NOTE: in the latest edition of GBW, the pages are: 179; 183; 151; 165. In the oldest, Anchor PB edition, the pages are 270-1; 276; 230-1; 251.)

The first two passages deal with Dejean, the second two with Isnard and/or his wife Beatrice.

Please discuss, in about 300 words, the theme of racism in these passages. Email your writing to me and to your group, for discussion.