Chapter 13-14

Chapter 13 and 14 show some what of a swtiching in roles between the French and the Senegales. In the beginning of the Novel the French seemed like they had complete control in the way that they were able to manipulate workers, and once a strike started they simple shut off the people from any resources. The Senegalese seemed unorganized and chaotic in the way they tried to deal with the strike. But now as the novel moves on it becomes more evident that the Senegalese people are becoming more close and orgonized, and in turn this is having a significant effect on the French. They French are starting to break down. We see examples of this through Inard's character. For example, when he is the first to somewhat break the strike and offer Doudo a deal to come back to work. Also we see more breakdown through his character when he empties his revolver into the group of children who were simply misbehaving in the town. I think this is the start of the major tansition in power that will happen eventually in Senegal.