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Which phrases from the passage support Achebe’s claim that Conrad’s writing dehumanizes the African people? Check all that apply.

“the savage who was a fireman”
“He was an improved specimen”
“as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches”
“He squinted at the steam gauge”
“he was hard at work”
“a thrall to strange witchcraft”

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“the savage who was a fireman”
“He was an improved specimen”
“as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches”
“a thrall to strange witchcraft”

(These phrases treat Africans as animalistic, objectified, or primitive; the other two are neutral descriptions of action.)