Response to pg. 1-32

For me, the intro and prologue were really boring for me. I didn't really find it that interesting and was just looking forward to the actual story. But after reading chapter one I realized that the information given in those pages was important to understanding the background. I also find Stanley very entertaining. The fact that he changes his name and his story is really interesting to me. While he has had a very rough childhood, the fact he likes to change his story still surprises me. I like the information about Stanley given in this chapter because it helps show me who this man was and how most saw him. Both of these were completely different because he lied so much to people. I also think it is interesting to see how his mother issues led to him pushing away from woman.I want to see how this will effect his role in Africa or if it will even effect it.  After reading all this it gave me this weird perception of him and I'm curious to see how he does "conquer" Africa.

2 questions: 

How do others perceive Stanley and how does it differ from who he actually is? 

How did his childhood effect him later on in life?