The author was blunt in her selection of words used to describe a white man. In part one, the idea of the white man coming was planted into our minds. Now, in part two, the idea has been established and has been rooted into our minds with the murder of the lone white man on a bicycle. So, all that is left is for that seed to grow. I was asked what I think, and this is my reply: The white man will overrule the black man. And that, that is truth.
Why? A single man who did not utter a single word was killed because he was white in Abame. Why? Assumptions. How can we blame them and call them uncivilized in their ways when we do the same exact thing everyday? We claim we are more civilized yet look at us both assuming things. In essence, we are the same. We are simply more advanced than they are. They are at an extreme, yes, but they were afraid. They were afraid for their family, their lives. A man would do anything to protect his family. A man would kill if he must. What I am saying is that it is understandable that they murdered him although it is not justified. Perhaps it is a result of my environment when I say that a human being is a human being regardless of their morphology and doings.
The white men destroyed Abame because of one mans death. One man for a hundred. That does not seem right. But then, morals are something that I cannot debate, not when there is no scientifically proved answer. On the other hand, the white men could not have found out who killed the man without a translator. Even so, would a man really give himself up to die for something he does not believe in? No! While they gave a fair warning to other tribes, the death of so many was not only unnecessary but unjustified. If they were going to kill, they should have done one life in exchange for another.
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