# Xenophobia and Prejudice in The Thirty-Nine Steps

> Theme guide for The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan.

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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_thirty_nine_steps_se/chapters/i-the-man-who-died): Scudder's explanation of the conspiracy includes antisemitic and xenophobic tropes, blaming Jews and foreigners for plotting global chaos.

## Links

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