The image, The World's Plunderers, was created by Thomas Nast. The image was published June 2o, 1885. It was published by Harper's Weekly. This image is a political cartoon that depicts how Africa was taken advantage of. The image shows three men with "grab bags" picking and choosing what parts of Africa they want. Each of the men are from a different country: Great Britain, Germany, and Russia. Africa was taken advantage of by these countries for their resources.
The image of the countries picking apart Africa portrays the theme that Africa was taken advantage of and was helpless. Africa is on the globe in the middle of the men. The men are taking turns picking and claiming the parts of Africa that they want. Africa has no consent over the situation; therefore, this embodies that Africa was helpless and had no say. This relates to the book, Things Fall Apart, when Okonkwo is told the white men had wiped out Abame, a neighboring village (157). The white men took over Africa without their consent. Africa was taken advantage of.
This image creates two moods, each from a different perspective. The first perspective can be viewed as the mood being greedy. The men in the photo, picking apart Africa, could care less about each other or Africa itself. They only want the parts they want and they don't care about the rest. The other perspective can be viewed as the mood being helpless. In this photo Africa is in the center of it all. All the white men want parts of Africa. They can do whatever they please with it. Africa is seen as helpless in the situation. They have no say in the men's choices, and can not do anything about it. The mood of this image can relate to the village Umuofia in Things Fall Apart. The village Umuofia is helpless when the white men come to convert the Africans to Christianity (165 & 166). The image has a greedy or, in another perspective, a helpless mood.
This image was published in 1885.