How does the author put forward his idea?
By a contrast
between the soldiers and the storks and a comparison between the soldiers and cattle
the soldiers and the storks • The passive plodding, earthbound blacks(southward) are contrasted with the glittering white birds (their white masters; northward) so great, pure and lofty who sail above them in the sky. While the former are weighed down by heavy packs, are sweating and uncomfortably hot, the latter are free to soar unfettered in the cool sky above.
the soldiers and cattle The soldiers: passive plodding, earthbound, weighed down by heavy packs, sweating, uncomfortably hot, like cattle who do not asking questions and follow their masters blindly
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Storks:
Para.23: The miserable state of the black soldiers( old uniforms, hard blocks , tin hat ,hot weather ,heavy packs and long way. )
Para.24: The mentality of the colonized
scene6:the soldiers(22-26)
The negro attitude towards the whites
Description of the black troops in . general and one black soldier individually.
A symbolic conclusion: The mentality of the colonized and the secret fear of the white colonialists and imperialists
Para.22: A contrast between white storks and the black soldiers
Symbol
white Storks --- symbolic of white colonialists
the soldiers and the storks • The passive plodding, earthbound blacks(southward) are contrasted with the glittering storks (their white masters; northward) so great, pure and lofty who sail above them in the sky. While the former are weighed down by heavy packs, are sweating and uncomfortably hot, the latter are free to soar unfettered in the cool sky above.
Para.25-26: Tቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱe secret fear of the white colonialists/imperialists
mplication of the questions in Paragraph 25: All colonial empires are in reality founded and maintained by cheating.
In this part ,the auther shows the mentality of the colonized by describing the boy look. (Not hostile, not contemptuous, not sullen, not even inquisitive ,only have reverence)