In structure, Johnson points out the same central theme, that of cannibalism and the eating of babies as well as the same final argument, that "human depravity is such that men will attempt to justify their own cruelty by accusing their victims of being lower than human".
ɪn stɹˈʌktʃɚ, dʒˈɑːnsən pˈɔɪnts ˈaʊt ðə sˈeɪm sˈɛntɹəl θˈiːm, ðæt ʌv kˈænɪbəlˌɪzəm ænd ðɪ ˈiːɾɪŋ ʌv bˈeɪbiz æz wˈɛl æz ðə sˈeɪm fˈaɪnəl ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənt, ðˈæt "hjˈuːmən dᵻpɹˈævᵻɾi ɪz sˈʌtʃ ðæt mˈɛn wɪl ɐtˈɛmpt tə dʒˈʌstᵻfˌaɪ ðɛɹ ˈoʊn kɹˈuːəlti baɪ ɐkjˈuːzɪŋ ðɛɹ vˈɪktɪmz ʌv bˌiːɪŋ lˈoʊɚ ðɐn hjˈuːmən".