Joseph Conrad has been seen by many scholars as progressive because his work criticizes the practices of colonialism. However, as Chinua Achebe points out, his presentation of Africa and African people is deeply problematic. In your opinion, is Achebe right? Is Conrad a 'bloody racist?' Should we continue to read his work? Is there still value to discussing the valid critiques of colonialism present in his work, considering the other problematic aspects?

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d. murder of a son and cooking the son for a feast

procne murdered her son and served him to tereus, her husband and her son's father. she did this out of revenge. tereus raped her sister, philomela, and cut her tongue out to keep her from talking. philomela managed to communicate it to procne and procne sought revenge.

tantalus murdered his son and fed him to the gods because he was angry with the gods. the gods punished him by putting him in a pool of water that evaporates when he tries to drink and having fruit hang just out of his reach.