The Emperor by Ryszard Kapuscinski

This was a very interesting story, mixing all kinds of people, and contrasting wealthyness and starvation. In my opinion it is an ironic piece of writing, due to the fact that there are two extremes inside the story, different types of menus, and colors of invitations, depending on the importance of the people. In the middle of the text Kapuscinski highlights the fact that for every four persons, there is a black waiter. It is a relevant fact, but Kapuscinski makes the reader it is important, so we can see the diversity asisting the "party". People during the party where stealing the silver spoons and forks, due to its unrachable price. There where beggers in front of the kitchen, and all the leftovers are given to them..

In this party we can see the diversity of people and lifestyles, in a way it makes it ironical, because it shows all the faces of the world, by showing the wealthy ones with pleanty of food and the starving ones, shoeless begging for food. I think this is a way of showing the entire world, in a simple dinner party.