This idea, popularized by narratives like Lord of the Flies, furthers the notion that society is just a thin veneer and people are just going to become animals the second civilization isn’t around to tell them what to do. Ideas like this were/are used to justify colonialism.https://twitter.com/nkjemisin/status/1259248932326170631 …
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Like I don't know if LotF actually is anti-colonial but I think it's more anti-colonial than Heart of Darkness, which gets more credit for being antiracist than I think it actually deserves
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I find your reading interesting, I feel like HoD harshly criticizes the concept of "savagery" in a colonial context, and the whole "Kurtz going wild" is more about human nature without morals to keep it in check?
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