22 pages 44 minutes read

Carl Stephenson

Leiningen Versus the Ants

Fiction | Short Story | Adult | Published in 1938

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Essay Topics

1.

How does Leiningen contrast himself with women and femininity to assert and validate his competence in the face of the ants? Why do you think he does this?

2.

Do you think that Stephenson validates or undermines colonialism in the story? Explain your answer.

3.

How does the author present the hierarchy of power that exists on Leiningen’s plantation?