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Frantz FanonThe Wretched of the Earth
Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1961A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
ConclusionChapter Summaries & Analyses
Conclusion Summary
In the Conclusion Fanon again appeals to his readers to turn away from the European legacy of hypocrisy and exploitation. While it is true that Western cultures have achieved much, this success was achieved at the price of human suffering. Fanon proposes creating a new model for society rather than imitating Europe, whose way of treating others is clearly unjust and flawed. He mentions the United States as a failed attempt to find a new way forward, as it has become just as corrupt as its former mother country. The author believes that it is the third world that will find a new way of being for all humanity.
Conclusion Analysis
The Conclusion is a provocative, open-ended invitation for a dialogue. Fanon highlights that a newly liberated country that tries to imitate Western societies would only be perpetuating the unjust social order and double-standards engendered by European and US cultures. For him, capitalism and imperialism are innately related and epitomized by the West. Combined with his use of the word “comrade,” this rejection of liberalism and capitalism as they exist in Europe suggests that he is looking toward the Soviet Union as a potential alternative to Western models.
