In paragraph 1, Frantz Fanon makes distinctions between colonial and capitalist countries. According to his analysis, how are they different? How are they alike?
Chapter 13 - 5. from Concerning Violence - Questions: In paragraph 1, Frantz Fanon makes distinctions between colonial and capitalist countries. According to his analysis, how are they different? How are they alike?
Who do you suppose the “bewilderers” (para. 1) are? What is their role, according to Fanon?
Chapter 13 - 5. from Concerning Violence - Questions: What does Fanon mean by “reciprocal exclusivity” (para. 2)? How does that principle affect both the natives and the settlers?
What are the implications suggested by the observations Fanon makes in paragraph 4?
Chapter 13 - 5. from Concerning Violence - Questions: What are the implications suggested by the observations Fanon makes in paragraph 4?
Fanon writes, “The cause is the consequence; you are rich because you are white, you are white because you are rich” (para. 4). Such a statement seems at first to be a logical fallacy. How does this circular reasoning illustrate Fanon’s ideas? Do you agree with them? Explain your response.
Chapter 13 - 5. from Concerning Violence - Questions: Fanon writes, “The cause is the consequence; you are rich because you are white, you are white because you are rich” (para. 4). Such a statement seems at first to be a logical fallacy. How does this circular reasoning illustrate Fanon’s ideas? Do you agree with them? Explain your response.
In the final paragraph, Fanon draws an analogy to medieval times and then questions its applicability. What, according to Fanon, makes the analogy inapplicable today?
Chapter 13 - 5. from Concerning Violence - Questions: In the final paragraph, Fanon draws an analogy to medieval times and then questions its applicability. What, according to Fanon, makes the analogy inapplicable today?