tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213979190640858720.post2012333033541864764..comments2023-07-29T04:36:35.274-07:00Comments on Literary and Cultural Criticism at Wabash (2011): Those Bloody DrumsAgata Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16276419816240130630noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7213979190640858720.post-17776618966853564032011-04-29T19:56:31.521-07:002011-04-29T19:56:31.521-07:00I think another interesting aspect of this passage...I think another interesting aspect of this passage is how Pilkings finds the drums "rattling" and "unsettling." Pilkings, like many other Europeans, buys into the idea that the Africans possess subpar reasoning skills--and when the Africans assert themselves and display their intelligence, the Europeans find themselves unnerved and scared. Pilkings doesn't simply lack respect for the Africans--he's full of disdain for them, and when he finds they're not as naive as he thought, he's filled with fear.Wyatt Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05349168671270396119noreply@blogger.com