Heart Of Darkness Quotes Analysis

Most significant trend of this era was emergence of fully globalized networks of communication of trade and exchange. European campaign if exploration and colonization driven by 1.) scientific curiosity 2.) quest for power and wealth. 3.) religious motivations.

Throughout the novella, it seems as if the narrator is describing the Africans as being almost human, but not quite. There seems to be a line drawn between African and European that is much thicker than country borders. In a description of a sick boy, the narrator says, “the man seemed young—almost a boy—but you know with them it’s hard to tell” (17 Norton). This statement may seem harmless, but it is completely unnecessary. It reveals how few interactions Marlow had with the Africans, and his use of the word “them” creates a ethnical barrier. Along with negative descriptions of Africans, Marlow also uses a great amount of racial slurs when speaking

“ It’s like a soul that was much too big for her it filled her to the brim till there was no more space so it's followed out through her eyes” (lake 17)

Marlow remains “loyal to Kurtz to the last” (Conrad 67). In doing this he feels as though he has to lie to Kurtz’s Intended to keep from ruining Kurtz’s name. Marlow also doesn’t want to ruin his own image of Kurtz. He is not only trying to protect Kurtz but also himself.

He carries this kind and chivalrous thought with him when he visits Kurtz's Intended, and with it in mind cannot bring himself to shatter her beautiful fantasy world by telling her the truth of Kurtz's last words. In his own declaration Marlow claims there is a taint of death in lies. If he had been completely truthful with the Intended and told her Kurtz's actual last words, "The horror, the horror" (Longman 2240), he would have given her more than a taint of death. He would have shared with her some of the mental images his imagination had spawned since he heard those final words. He would have given her a 'flavour of mortality', which he claims to hate and detest in the world. Hate and detest are very powerful words which would

Passage A’s commencement with the conjunction ‘and’ makes readers aware of the eternal presence of the Thames River that transcends even the limits of time, claiming men as inescapable victim, thus exposing the pettiness of men amid the overpowering presence of nature. The anonymous narrator alludes to famous explorers, some “whom the nation is proud” of, some akin to “Sir John Franklin”, who instilled fear on the ocean, yet the repetition of the preposition “from” before the different origins, undermines the distinction between those who are deemed of noble cause, and those deemed as corrupt, and denouncing these labels as man-made constructs that nature looks upon indifferently, while giving prominence to the places themselves. This belittling

There are essentially very few differences between Marlow and Kurtz. A main and apparent difference between the two men is what they love. It is evident to all that Kurtz feels a deep affection towards ivory. An affection even more so than for his fiancée. Marlow describes is as, “The wilderness…had caressed him…it had taken him, loved him, embraced him, got into his veins, consumed his flush, and sealed his soul to its own..” (Conrad 48). Marlow, on the other hand has an undying love of adventure and exploration. There is more than just that way do these two men differ from each other. At some point along his journey, Marlow finds himself idolizing and obsessing over Kurtz, just as the natives do. What is it about Kurtz that makes him so enchanting?

His aunt tells him, “‘It will be delightful. I am ready to do anything, anything for you.’” Her family, Marlow, uses her, showing how little of the world she knew. Kurtz’s Intended exemplifies a foolish woman from the novella. She believes to know Mr. Kurtz the best when, in fact, she did not know him at all.

General Sternwood says this about his daughters. Even though he loves his daughters he knows that they do not have a sense of morals just like any Sternwood. General is also saying that him himself does not have many morals and does not pretend to be something he is not but he accepts this. Marlowe understand this about his daughters decides not to tell General the full truth about his daughters to keep his ignorance with his death. Even though he is dying and knows his daughters are not good Marlowe does not want the General to know the harsh truth about

An interpretation of Marlow's changing feelings towards Kurtz is that he ends up being disgusted and

This drama is very interesting because I have never read a whole play before, so it was difficult to understand certain point of views throughout the story. The character Willy Loman came across as a strong, but loving in his own way kind of man. Understanding his life story will give you a reason for his antics. His relationships with everyone and the way that he reacts to things that upset him. Changes that are happening that cannot be controlled, make his life difficult. In every life there are ups and downs, some people just make better choices to make them easier.

Joseph Conrad published his novel, Heart of Darkness, in 1902, during the height of European Colonization in Africa. The novel follows Marlow, a sailor, on his journey deeper and deeper into the Congo on a mission to bring the mysterious ivory trader, Kurtz, back to “civilization”. Both the topic and language of the novel elicit debate over whether or not the text is inherently racist, and specifically, whether or not the novel supports certain historical texts from around the same time period. Around 1830, G.W.F Hegel published an essay entitled “The African Character.” Hegel’s essay illustrates racial essentialism, the idea that there are certain traits that are essential to the identity of one group, or race, Hegel presents what he deems

Marlow first crosses paths with Kurtz’s African mistress in the Congo. “And from right to left along the lighted shore moved a wild and gorgeous apparition of a woman.” Marlow’s description of her mirrors his feelings about the Congo, her beauty is appealing to him because it is foreign and unlike the European women he is used to. He further describes her, “She was savage and superb, wild-eyed and magnificent; there was something ominous and stately in her deliberate progress.” Though Marlow appreciates her physically, he equates her to being ‘wild’ and ‘savage’ and sees her as backward and uncultured. The word ‘ominous’ gives the sense that Marlow envisions her with darkness. In comparison, when Marlow meets Kurtz’s ‘Intended’ he is affected by her beauty in a different way. “She struck me as beautiful—I mean she had a beautiful expression. I know that the sunlight can be made to lie, too, yet one felt that no manipulation of light and pose could have conveyed the delicate shade of truthfulness upon those features. She seemed ready to listen without mental reservation, without suspicion, without a thought for herself.” Marlow describes Kurtz’s ‘Intended’ as innocent and pure. Though she lacks the excitement of Kurtz’s African mistress, she is the good homely wife a man would prefer. In comparison to the African mistress, Marlow envisions ‘The Intended’ with ‘sunlight’ and brightness. In this way, Conrad alludes that the only thing of importance to women is their physical beauty to please the eyes of

Although, as a society, we discourage the process of not judging a book by its cover, we have all been guilty of doing it at some point. The first item we look at when we pick up a new book is the title and the cover as a whole. These are two key components when it comes to using our heuristics to decide if a book is worthwhile reading or not. With only two items to judge by, each has to hold significant importance in order to draw a reader into reading the novel. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad represents a mysterious title to draw readers into reading the novel, but hold a much more significant underlying meaning which represents many elements in the novel, while also symbolizing external concepts in the overall plot. The title represents many important elements such as the character of Mr. Kurtz and others, to the setting of Africa in the novel, and to the concept of the evil nature of imperialism outside of the novel. Through the title, Conrad has created significance for elements of the novel creating a very large impact on readers of the book.

Before Hitler & the Nazi Germany made it popular during the World War II by using this symbol as their emblem, this symbol related to something entirely different, it had different meanings in various civilizations, having its traces as back as 10,000 BC, the swastika symbolizes as of positivity & prosperity to most of the civilization. It is one of the most important and widespread symbols in ancient religion and today’s modern world as well.