Going Solo Roald Dahl Analysis

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF covers much of the buildup to World War 2. In the book it mentions the British Colonialism in Africa. The Colonialism plays a large role in the memoir as.... Dahl says, " Please do not forget that in the 1930's the British Empire was still very much the British Empire, and the men and women who kept it going were a race of people that most of you have never encountered and now you never will" (Dahl 1). In fact, Colonialism is important because of its diversity and how many different people Dahl was able to meet. Therefore, Colonialism played an important role in Roald Dahl's book because it was a build up to the war and allowed Dahl to meet various people. (green and red because it's the conclusion and it's restating the topic of the essay.)

     There were many reasons for the European countries to be competing against each other to gain colonies in Africa. One of the main reasons may be that Europeans believed that the

For centuries, European nations had been trading slaves, gold, ivory, and more with the west coast of Africa. Throughout the early 1800s, Europeans barely knew anything about the rest of the country of Africa. This quickly changed as Europe grew a sudden interest in exploring the rest of the country and taking advantage of their many valuable resources. Many wonder what motivated Europeans to Imperialize Africa, or extend their country’s power throughout Africa. The driving forces behind European Imperialism in Africa were the strive for ultimate power in Africa between competing countries, the need for money and technological advancements in European civilizations, and the constant attempt for Europeans to spread their cultures throughout

As Europe’s economy and standard of living rose, the need for more land flourished as well. Europe sought to split the various parts of Africa during the Berlin conference (without the approval of the Africans, of course). Eventually, Europe successfully stole most of Africa from its rightful owners. The greedy Europeans showed pretentiousness towards the colonies in Africa and wanted to seize territory in order to utilize their available resources while displaying supremacy over the other races.

In the 19th century Europe underwent imperialism, Europe wanted to take control of different continents one of which was Africa to gain power, civilize the African people and grow the economy of Europe. With intentions to help, the Europeans moved to Africa in order to get the resources that were grown there forcing the Africans native to those regions to move to North and South America (Document 9). By 1885 the amount of people living in Africa had increased due to the amount of Europeans (Spielvogel and McTighe 234). The Europeans took resources and goods from Africa to sell and increase their capital. These reasons changed the way of life for the Africans making them adapt to the changes without being able to fight back. While imperialism

During the nineteenth century, Europe was scrambling to colonize Africa. Before the year 1880, Europe controlled only ten percent of Africa. However, due to the Industrial Revolution and its inventions, Europe obtained the means to go into Africa and take what they wanted. Some countries wanted the raw materials from Africa while others thought that by taking control of the land, it would show how they were superior to other nations and would gain respect. Some Europeans thought that because they were superior it was their duty to help the Africans. European powers scrambled to colonize Africa because they wanted respect, to strengthen the economy, and to civilize the Africans.

In the eighteen nineties in Africa they had muskets and they were more difficult and took longer to reload .They also decreased in accuracy as the target got farther . They weren't really trained to use the muskets . When Okonkwo tries to shoot Ekwefi even though she is a few feet away he missed . The Europeans were trained by professionals not like the Africans who basically had guns for show . They did not have any machine guns compared to the Europeans which were very accurate and didn't take long to reload . They also were not as progressing as fast as the rest of the world in armor.

In the early 1880’s, the powers of Europe started to take control of regions in Africa and set up colonies there. In the beginning, colonization caused the Africans little harm, but before long, the Europeans started to take complete control of wherever they went. The Europeans used their advanced knowledge and technology to easily maneuver through the vast African landscape and used advanced weapons to take control of the African people and their land. The countries that claimed the most land and had the most significant effect on Africa were France, England, Belgium, and Germany. There were many reasons for the European countries to be competing against each other to gain colonies in Africa. One of the main reasons was that the

diplomacy or military force. In the 20th century many European countries attempted to colonize the great continent of Africa. Europeans saw Africa as an area they would be able to profit from, as it had a great climate, good size, and some phenomenal natural resources. While the Europeans divided the continent of Africa they failed to see the possible negative effects on themselves, and the indigenous people of Africa. Their foresight was limited to only the positive outcomes.

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers much of the buildup to World War II. In the book mention is made of British immigration. British immigration plays a large role in the memoir as Roald Dahl is an English man, in Africa. Infact, British immigration is important because in the book, Roald Dahl talks about how him and many other people are from England but migrated to Africa during World War II.

Going back to the 1860s, Africa was an unknown continent to many Europeans. Most Europeans only had colonies on the coastline, such as current day Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal etc. The only people to go into the interior of Africa was missionaries, reporters and traders. As people of Europe discover more about Africa, discoveries will begin the Scramble of Africa, an event in which very rapidly, Europe was able conquer most if not all of Africa. They did this with technological and medical advances, economic reasons, and the motivation of prestige and White Man’s Burden.

Going Solo, Roald Dahl’s memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. In the book mention is made of the British colonialism in Africa. The British colonialism in Africa plays a large role in the memoir as if not for their colonization of Africa Dahl wouldn’t be in Tanzania. Dahl speaks about British colonialism in Africa that, “The police constables were all blacks, acting under a couple of white officers at the top, and they were not famous for being gentle with prisoners,” (qutd. Dahl 9). In fact, British colonialism is important because the colonization of Africa effected it in many ways, but not all for the better of the people.

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. In his book he mentions the BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation) and their screenings during World War II. The British Broadcasting Corporation plays a large role in the memoir as it illegally broadcasts information to assist the Allied forces during World War II. Dahl stats, "They will tell us on the wireless from England"(54). In fact, the BBC is important for screening valuable data across the world. In distinction from being the most wide-used televised services; the British Broadcasting Corporation goes down in history for coming to aid during World War II. From World War II to today, the BBC is broadcasting information across the globe.

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers and buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. In the book mention is made of the RAF. The RAF plays a large role in the memoir as...... Dahl says about RAF that ''I thanked them very much indeed and got into my ancient little Ford Prefect and set off on the 600-mile journey from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi to enlist in the RAF'' (78). In fact, RAF is important because it helped Great Britain against the German in WWII.

Going Solo, Roald Dahl's memoir of his work in East Africa and his service in the RAF, covers the buildup to World War II and his involvement in it. In the book mention is made of the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal plays a large role in the memoir as an important place when he crossed to Africa. In 1854 Ferdinand de Lesseps, a French former diplomat, persuaded the Viceroy of Egypt to permit the construction of a shipping canal through the 100 miles of desert between Africa and Asia. A prospectus was circulated and on December 20, 1858 the Universal Company of the Suez Maritime Canal was constituted. It was officially opened in November 1869 although the Suez Canal wasn’t officially completed. Its length is 193,30 km, including its northern and southern access channels. However, the construction of this artificial waterway was expensive, it also let to a significant impact, but tempted other countries to invade it.