Guns Germs And Steel Summary

Guns, Germs, and Steel is a short documentary in which Jared Diamond tries to answer a question asked by a man named Yali. The question Yali asked is; “Why you white man have so much cargo, and we New Guineans have so little?” Yali was asking why the people of New Guinea have so few technologies and goods in general. Diamond goes on to answer the question, stating that the reason the people of New Guinea have so little is because of New Guinea's geography. I completely agree with Diamond’s answer. The people of New Guinea had to work without animals that could be domesticated to help them with heavy labour. The vegetation of New Guinea provided little nutrients and isn’t a substantial source of food. Adding to the first two obstacles, New Guinea