Heart of Darkness Literary Research Paper
Heart of Darkness Literary Research Paper
Heart of Darkness Literary Research Paper
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Outline
I. Author’s Biography
A. Childhood
B. Family
activist
Vologda
C. Profession
Congo River
D. Literary Career
1. Theme
a. Imperialism
b. Colonization
2. Settings
a. Thames River
b. London
“Facing it, always facing it, that's the way to get through.
Bobrowski gave him 2,000 francs of allowance every year and got
Conrad In touch with Delestang, which his ships were the ones
help him pay his debts and relocated him to England. For the
and this adventure soon inspired him to write the book, The
Editors).
the brutal and strange Kurtz, a European trader who has made
through reprints of his novels and the sale of film rights for
Britannica).
the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His plots are affluent
(Sexton).
novelist and short story writer. Critics agree that his best
his later novels, Chance (1914), Victory (1915), and The Shadow
novelist, whose works sold well, and who, despite heavy costs
Literary analysis
is clueless about why they are talking about Kurtz which leads
unable to control himself and his obsessions with ivory, and the
mission to save Kurtz from his obsessions with the ivory while
Character analysis
Marlow
Marlow is the protagonist of the story, Heart of Darkness. With
field but the companies wanted to get some treasures from the
values, he still sees the locals being used or even killed. Most
Kurtz
Although Kurtz is not the main character of the story, the story
Harlequin does not believe in his role in the slave trade. Kurtz
The Manager
Works at the Central Station and manages the companies at the
The Brickmaker
petty and conniving and assumes that other people are too. He
influence on both Kurtz and the natives around the station. Like
Theme
seize them. The book showed how the Europeans overpowered the
has seen such things as this in Africa and admitted that it was
The Europeans are greedy people; they are greedy for ivory in
Africa. The Europeans abused the locals just to get what they
want. The Europeans tortured the locals and even starved them to
death. The Europeans took all the riches of the Africans like
ivory, which was the item that made the Europeans greedy. The
Europeans forced the locals to labor and made them work for
them, even if they did as so, the Europeans still were abusive
as ever.
Experience
The book showed a lot of new experiences from Marlow. Marlow had
lot of new things. Going down the river, he learned a lot about
Setting
part of the nineteenth century where Marlow and the other five
where the manager oversees the company and where Marlow learns
that his steamboat was wrecked long ago, but even if it was
learns a lot more about Kurtz from other people. The next
how Kurtz made himself a god of the locals. The last setting
there, and Marlow told her that Kurtz died and that his last
Symbolism
Ivory
ivory. The Ivory can make men fight others just so they can get
what they want. Ivory is the item that gives men the ambition to
Congo River
the river. Congo River shows that the journey of one person will
not always be smooth. The Congo River can show you a lot of
things that you can learn in life and learn a lot more about
that you make on how you choose to go down the river or path you
Nellie
Nellie is the name of the boat that Marlow was on with his
fellow comrades. Nellie symbolizes the way you travel and the
captain and host, the Lawyer, the Accountant, and the unnamed
Narrator, are all friends with Marlow, and just by their titles,
we know that they hold a big position. Being friends with such
people can give you big advantages in life where if you needed
help, you can ask your friends. This just shows that you can
also get such information when you have friends with a big title
too.
Conclusion
past. The story shows how the lives of the people were and the
comes to what they want and how they treat other people from
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