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The Thirty-Nine Steps · Theme
Xenophobia and Prejudice
How The Thirty-Nine Steps develops Xenophobia and Prejudice.
The book reflects early 20th-century fears of foreign powers, particularly Germany, and includes anti-Semitic stereotypes in Scudder's description of Jewish financiers controlling world events.
Where it surfaces
- The Man Who Died
Scudder's explanation of the conspiracy includes antisemitic and xenophobic tropes, blaming Jews and foreigners for plotting global chaos.