Darkness Of Darkness Analysis

Finally the abuse of power in the Congo also demonstrates the hypocrisy of Imperialism through the corruption observed in ‘the company’. Before Marlow travels to the Congo itself he reveals that it was very difficult for him to ascertain a job, which would result in his exploration of the river which had charmed and fascinated him from childhood. It is at this point that Marlow decides to ask his aunt for help, and she manages to get him a job, which will take him where he desires to go. This clearly demonstrates that Marlow’s abuse of power right at the beginning of the book. He then proceeds to judge others who are abusing power when he is in the Congo. For

The above epitomizes what Marlow thinks about what colonialism really brought to Africa.  Some Europeans may have genuinely believed in the idea of colonialism as being noble, but this "belief in the idea" cannot save the horrible actions of colonialism or make them acceptable.  Indeed this false belief in an idea, rather then the practicalities of colonialism only aids to brutality of such actions.

Child of the Dark covers the time period between 1955 and 1960. It gives insight into the way that many Latin Americans lived during these times. The story takes place in Brazil and focuses on the life of Carolina De Jesus and her journey through countless obstacles of life. Like Carolina, many Latin Americans lived in rural areas known as Favela’s. Through Carolina’s experience and everyday life the reader learns the struggles of living in a society governed by the colonial legacy of a stratified society.

The cruelty that Marlow sees in the congo sways his opinion against total imperialism. He views piles of bodies on the street, murder for

In Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad suggest that true human existence cannot prevail productively without the dynamics of society. Throughout numerous scenes in the novel, Conrad stresses the necessity of societal restraints through Kurtz’s inability to prosper as a human being when he is removed from the expectations of civilization. In the scene above, Marlow’s myopic observations of Kurtz reveals Conrad’s theme by illustrating the annihilation of Kurtz’s essential human characteristics as he descends into a barbaric lifestyle absent of the norms of society. Not only does the above scene support Conrad’s main theme, but it portrays his writing style, characterization of Marlow, and symbolism as used throughout the novel.

“Introduction to Poetry” and “Traveling Through the Dark,” are poems written by Billy Collins and William Stafford. The poem’s, “Introduction to Poetry”, main conflict is a teacher who tries to get his students to read and appreciate a poem, but what all the students only care about is figuring out what it means. The conflict is highlighted through the many uses of metaphors to help us understand how he wants the students to look and decipher a poem and how they only focus on finding the meaning instead of taking their time to listen and see the art of poetry. William Stafford’s poem, “Traveling Through the Dark,” describes a driver’s dilemma of deciding whether to throw a dead pregnant deer into the river, or leave it laying on the road where it can cause an accident. In both poems, the use of literary devices such as metaphors, personification, imagery, and diction are effective in making and building up the conflict and reaching the resolution.

However, through 1862, and into the early weeks of 1863, authorities had been gazetting robberies and hold-ups where it is most probable that Ben Hall through his current associations had undoubtedly participated. Furthermore, the NSW Police Gazette provided descriptions of perpetrators closely resembling the known physical descriptions of Gardiner, Gilbert, O'Meally and Hall along with other known acquaintances such as the three Jack's. Furthermore, it was also reported that on occasions Catherine Browne had been participating in robberies alongside 'The Darkie' disguised in men's apparel. Consequently, all reports, however, continued to state that the bushrangers 'can be identified'. Although many of the correspondents in the country areas

The story centers on Marlow and his journeys up the Congo River as a riverboat captain for a Belgian trading company. From an early age, Marlow was ambitious. He wanted to go places that “looked particularly inviting on a map” (Conrad, p.4). Marlow knew that if he wanted to go to the places he’d longed dreamed of experiencing, he had to take a chance at working for the trading company. Marlow is assigned as captain of a riverboat and his determination is a reflection of his self-concept. Marlow says “I don't like work—no man does—but I like what is in the work,—the chance to find yourself. Your own reality—for yourself, not for others—what no other man can ever know” (Conrad, p.18). Marlow is devoted to efficiency as a means to guard against corruption and

One of the first glimpses into the frivolous occupation of Africa by the Europeans is seen when Marlow recounts his journey to Africa aboard a French steamer. The immensity of Africa is describe as "The edge of a colossal

Analyze the significance of political upheaval in triggering questions of culture, community, nation, and, crucially, subverting gender hierarchies in Dark Heart of the Night.

This single story perpetuates the lack of perspective held by people not from Africa and focuses on the negative aspects of this vast, history-rich continent. Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie stated in a recent TED Talk about the “single story” of Africa, “Show people as one thing over and over again, and that is what they become.” Adichie is referencing the constant ideas being fed to Western societies about how African people live. Non-African societies tend to conjure up images of starving children, tribal lifestyles, unclean water sources, and uncivilized people in general when Africa is mentioned. This, of course, highlights only the exaggerated stereotypes of Africa’s immense cultures and history, an unfair degradation to a place so diverse. Conrad demonstrates his contribution to this story of Africa through Marlow’s views of his journey through the Congo, writing, as Marlow peers out over the immense river, “Watching a coast as it slips by the ship is like thinking about an enigma. . .smiling, frowning, inviting, grand, mean, insipid, or savage. . .Come and find out” (Conrad 10). Marlow glorifies the idea of a mysterious and unexplored Africa, disregarding the fact that it is already a highly populated area, and not simply a thrilling journey awaiting whichever European

Dark Passage (Delmer Daves) is an example of film noir because it has femme fatales that lie and use sex to get what they want and hard boiled detectives that always want to know too much just like in The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks) and Chinatown (Roman Polanski). In film noir femme fatales constantly lie, whether it’s to protect themselves from going to jail or protecting their embarrassing past. Femme fatales will go to the end of the earth to keep the truth from the Hard Boiled Detective or anyone who thinks will get in their way. In the movie The Big Sleep, Vivian lies because she doesn’t want people to find out that she has killed Shawn Regan. When Vivian invites Marlowe to dinner after he has finished with Carmen’s case, Vivian pays him off. Only that her dad, who hired Marlowe didn’t instruct her to. She lied and said that he did just so Marlowe would stop looking into the Shawn Regan case. In Chinatown Evelyn Mulwray lies because she doesn’t want to tell JJ about her humiliating and mournful past. She avoids telling the truth so JJ doesn’t find out that Catherine is her sister and her daughter because her Dad, Noah Cross raped her. When JJ and Evelyn meet in the restaurant JJ asks why she isn’t upset that her husband, who is now dead, cheated on her. She then comes up with a lie that she was having many affairs as well, when in actuality none of them were.

For the purpose of examination, I’m going to look more closely as the section of this vignette starting with “But something deep and powerful…” and ending with “…he’ll know too much too soon about what’s going to happen to him (Baldwin 13),” however the entire memory beginning at the bottom of page 12 and continuing to the bottom of page 13 are relevant in contextualizing and setting the scene for this analysis. The reoccurring theme within this passage is “darkness”, reappearing three times in the highlighted eight sentences, but the reality of it looms over the entire section. The question becomes whether this is referring to a physical darkness, or a more theoretical darkness. And if the latter is the case, what is represented by the

Marlow tells his shipmates on the boat (the Nelly) that the natives passed him “within six inches, without a glance, with that complete, deathlike indifference of unhappy savages” (16). Marlow’s story of his experience exhibits how the Europeans captured the natives and forced them to work; to strip their homeland of its resources and natural beauty. When the Europeans colonize Africa, they do not want to help the African people, but exploit them and put them to work for their own desire of obtaining ivory, rubber, and other resources and goods. As the Europeans imperialize the area, they do not build culture or assist in the development of the Congo region, but break down culture as they enslave the natives and take away their rights, along with stripping the area of resources and natural, earthly beauty, which is conveyed through the cruel physical treatment towards the natives. This treatment is also presented through the literary devices that Conrad decides to use to reveal the experiences of the natives to the

Depression is the leading mental illness worldwide, affecting millions of people every day. As one of the most common mental illnesses, it can occur to anyone, at any age, and to people of any race or ethnic group. With his book Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness, William Styron became of the first people to publicly acknowledge his struggling battle with depression. Darkness Visible is an intense and haunting account of Styron’s own suicidal depression in which he reminds us of the toll that this dreadful illness can have on an individual. As Styron describes his own descent into depression, he tells about the place that he was in, “the despair beyond despair” as he describes it to be. Since its publication, his memoir has been appreciated throughout the world and become a helping hand for people around the world who are suffering from depression. Styron’s description of his experiences resonates with people in a deep and profound way, turning his work into an advocate for the movement for the awareness for depression