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helmsman awfully... Perhaps you will think it passing strange, this regret for a savage who was of no more account than a grain of...

the irony of the Congo River, which is described as the antithesis of the Thames, which is the location from which Marlow tells th...

"unhappy savages" passes by, offers a reminder to his audience onboard the Nellie (and to readers) that initially seems completely...

the traditional society to fall apart," observes G.D. Killam. "Okonkwo is unable to adopt to the changes that accompany colonialis...

of human achievement, both intellectually and morally. This attitude is inherent in Heart of Darkness when Conrad describes the id...

own view of human nature was that it was filled with darkness at virtually every level. Layers Upon Layers Multi-layered storytel...

in terms of black and white, but this should not necessarily be construed as a racial connotation. He enjoyed the tranquility of ...

that no manipulation of light and pose could have con- veyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features. She seemed re...

come to it, sure enough. The people had vanished. (Conrad Part I). This is a premonition of sorts about what he will eventually fi...

be. To say that someone is remarkable seems to elevate him above the crowd. Why does Marlow consider Kurtz a remarkable man? Brudn...

objective to amass a fortune while at the same time rule with an iron fist, author Adam Hochschild (1999) illustrates how one of t...

lies on his or her resume, and the employer finds out, the employer will feel wronged. Usually, it ends in the employees dismissal...

to be successful. Iago does seem to make an impact on Roderigo at one point, however, when Roderigo claims imagines Desdemona and ...

Kurtz, as one of the main indictments against imperialism. As this suggests, while granted that there is a much to praise in Conra...

147). Marlows initial reaction is in keeping with the African environment and the darkness that has touched his life, as it did Ku...

African author Chinua Achebe argues that the extended metaphor that Conrad uses to relate his principal theme is founded on the vi...

central point of the narrative. The company accountant is the first character to refer to Kurtz and he tells Marlow that Kurtz i...

complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves" (Bowers 91). Marlow is discouraged by other Europeans who work for the enigm...

this one sees that within the interior of Africa, or as Marlow moves into the interior there are signs of what Imperialism has don...

conflict in both "Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now." In the book, it occurs between the main characters. In the movie, it ...

back to tell the tale. He is older than his years, and his words are full of sadness and bittersweet regret(Adelman). His experien...

will discover and find, much of which is seen in things that are black and things that are white. This critic notes that, "Signs ...

"Black shapes crouched, lay, sat between the trees leaning against the trunks, clinging to the earth, half coming out, half efface...

and his lack of desire for monetary gain at their expense. What the student may wish to expound upon at this point is that man is ...

who assure the king that Gulliver is merely a trained animal and that the farmer, from which Gulliver was obtained, had trained hi...

power in many ways. The more titles the greater the power. And, in a social perspective as it involves the government system, this...

reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage" (Conrad 102). In Ellisons novel we see a young B...

(Hunter G01). Kurtz is near death, ravaged by his experiences and close to being insane (Hunter G01). Kurtz has not civilized the ...

In five page this paper examines the novel in terms of its themes, conflicts, and the protagonist Charlie Marlow. Three sources a...

appears to be an observer in many ways, merely retelling a tale, Willard is a man who is driven by some uncontrollable force. It i...