Questions and Answers on The Road to Hell by Saranya Laohhalert

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What, in your opinion, did Baker hope to accomplish as a result of his conversation with Rennalls? Did he succeed? Why or why not?
Baker hope to be able to get Rennalls to admit his hatred towards other races, specifically Europeans. I feel that his aim was to get it out in the open so that it could be discussed, and thereby dealt with before he took on the job of head of engineer, a role that would require impartial and a good treatment of subordinates from races other than his own. After I am read this case study, I was under the impression that Baker was between a rock and a hard place, due to the fact that it was not just his own perception of Rennalls' behavior, which he may have been able to overlook, but the perception by all Europeans working for the company that Rennalls had a race awareness problem. The complain of Martha Jackson, and a conflict with Godson, another employee, helped to lean my assessment in that direction.
Baker went against his better judgment by not ending the interview earlier. Though he finally achieved what he had started out to do, getting Rennalls t...

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