Yellow Peril

Where it surfaces

• II

  Smith explicitly describes Fu-Manchu as 'the yellow peril incarnate in one man,' embodying the racist fear of a unified Eastern threat.

• The Zayat Kiss

  Fu-Manchu's orchestration of the attack and the dacoit's portrayal reinforce the era's xenophobic fears of Eastern criminal genius.

• VII

  Smith explicitly invokes the 'phantom Yellow Peril' materializing, linking Eltham's return to China with broader fears of Eastern threat.

• The Web of the Yellow Peril

  Petrie collects clippings about Chinese infanticide and political violence, framing Fu-Manchu as a product of a cruel civilization.

• The Mystery of the Sarcophagus

  The chapter frames the East as a sinister, intangible force, symbolized by the green mist and Fu-Manchu's hidden agent Kwee.

• XVI

  Fu-Manchu is described as an 'enemy of the white race' writing his name 'in characters of blood,' embodying the era's racial fears.

• XIX

  The depiction of Fu-Manchu and his Chinese agents as sinister, hypnotic figures reinforces the Yellow Peril stereotype.

• XXI

  The chapter reinforces the Yellow Peril narrative through Fu-Manchu's hidden lair in London and the threat of Asian domination, as seen in Smith's 'danger list' and the 'triumph of the yellow races'.

• XXIII

  Fu-Manchu's plot to kidnap Lord Southery and ship him to China exemplifies the 'Yellow Peril' fear of Eastern domination.

• XXV

  Fu-Manchu is portrayed as a brilliant but inhuman Chinese villain using exotic science to destroy Westerners.

• XXVI

  Fu-Manchu's plan to take Petrie to China and his 'genius of the Yellow Peril' epitomize the racial fear of Asian domination.

• Chapter XXIX

  Fu-Manchu is described as embodying 'the cruel cunning of an entire Eastern race,' reinforcing racist stereotypes of the era.

• The Final Reckoning

  Fu-Manchu's final act of healing and his cryptic message reinforce the theme of an inscrutable, superior Chinese intellect that threatens Western order.