"The God"

Ebenezer Falcon is returning from Africa with not only riches in slaves but something greater....something irreplaceable, somthing incomprehensible.Falcon has obtained an Allumseri god. Falcon lives to capture any and everything, whether it be land, riches, or souls. The thought that he has literally captured God (no pun intended) is immensely self fulfilling to him, and kind of ironic to us.

I think the god is intriguing, especially in the scene where Tommy O'Toole goes to investigate it. Somehow Tommy returns speaking multiple native african languages. Overall, we can say Tommy seems practically posessed. Interesting......

It's a figure of immense mystery..... In terms of narrative advantage Johnson could push the story any way he wants. I think that by having an Allumseri god on board we will (both metaphorically and literally) see how much power this tribe holds. That even though they are regarded as the inferior race, they are much superior. I predict that the black slaves will ultimately be revealed to be more strong than whites once thought of them as. The "God" will help them achieve this.....i have yet to know how. I do however hope that the story doesn't get to science fiction esque, just because i think it would detract from the overall message, strength of the story, and I am not a big fan of science fiction :)