Which phrases from the passage support Achebe’s claim that Conrad’s writing dehumanizes the African people? Check all that apply.

These phrases portray African people as less than fully human or as inferior. Calling the man “the savage who was a fireman” and “an improved specimen” suggests a primitive or animal-like being, while comparing him to “a dog in a parody of breeches” directly reduces him to an animal. Describing him as “a thrall to strange witchcraft” also presents him as irrational and governed by superstition. The phrases about squinting at the gauge and working describe actions without making the same dehumanizing comparison.

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