Journal #3

1.The two accounts differ in that Stanley’s first emotion is fear (“we see a sight that sends the blood tingling through every nerve and fibre of the body…”), while Mojimba first expresses a lot of excitement (“…we will go to meet our brother and escort him into the village with rejoicing!”), but after they figure there’s a war, they feel a lot of fear as well.

2.What both accounts have in common is that there was violence, weapons, and war. The scenery was the same from both, and they both felt afraid and defensive.

3. Both use figurative language throughout their respective account, yet Stanley’s over statement of meaning from the beginning was negative, while Mojimba began as positive and excited, then became afraid. They both shape the story to fit their personal point of view by omitting the possible reasons to the events occurring and details unknown to the reader; both of them made sure that the reader felt what they felt during those events.

4. They both judged each other before even meeting each other. Stanley sensed that the natives were primitive and began shooting as soon as they were in sight. On the other side, Mojimba was excited to meet the white man and was expecting to give him a grand tour of the village, and even a feast.

5. It happened in the Congo; as British expeditionary, Henry Morton Stanley, made his way down the Congo he encountered a native tribe led by Mojimba. Soon enough, both groups became employed in battle, creating chaos. Stanley and his crew directed fire at the natives, while Mojimba’s tribe decided to retreat and hide. As a result of the fray, the village was torn down, destroyed, and both accounts suffered a great amount.

6. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, and everyone grew up developing different morals and values; so no, you can’t write an article on the Congo without it being biased at [at least] a minimum.