AN AMERICAN IN UGANDA

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Questions:

1. What different points of view do we see in this story? 
2. Explain the reasons behind the miscommunication that occurred between these two men.

Answers:

1. In this story we can appreciate clearly both points of view. 

• In a first side we have the white man's thoughts, he thinks that he is superior, that he is better than the black man, that he merits the best in the world just for being a white man.  Also he thinks that hard-work is only for black people, who furthermore are hungry and always are asking for money, more than they deserve.
• By the other side, we have black man's thoughts, he thinks that he is less human and less worthy for being a black man, that he always has to be behind shadows of white people because he is inferior. He thinks that his purpose in the world is working hard to white people, enduring mistreatment in order to receive some food and money.

2.  I think that the principal reason behind this communication problem was: not to listen. If white man had listened to black man, he had understood that actually black man's mission wasn't bothering him but earn some money for him and his daughter; moreover that anything that white man may need, he will do it if white man asked for it, and this to avoid bothering him.