CLAUDE LEVI-STRAUSS VS. KAPUSCINSKI

When Kapuscinski is in Lagos, he reads through Tristes Tropiques, where Claude Levi-Strauss, the protagonist, is running through an ethnographic research among the Indian tribes. While reading his thoughts about this journey, I found out that Soccer War´s journalist had being living under a similar environment. As Levi. Strauss has difficulties and resistance from Indians, Kapuscinski is living under certain political resistance, where maybe he can also end up being drained.
Kapuscinski´s boss is really concerned about his adventures, but it seems that for this journalist this job is pleasant and fascinating; “Our job is like baker’s work-his rolls are tasty as long as they’re fresh; after two days they’re stale; after a week they´re covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out”(P.141).
As Kapuscinski reads Claude Levi-Strauss words, it somehow reflects some questions which might have a connection with his ones.
“Why has he come here? With what hopes or what objectives?”(P.142)
Is Kapuscinski realizing about his present surroundings in each region? Are they leaving him a positive effect? From Claude Levi-Strauss passages, I would then now doubt about the continuing adventure of Kapuscinski.


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