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Marlow Allusions To Sleeping Beauty
An allusion is being made. The author makes an allusion to sleeping beauty, which is the “enchanted princess sleeping in a fabulous castle”. This allusion to the mythical princess is how Marlow views Kurtz. Marlow has only heard stories about the intelligent Kurtz, but has never seen him in real life. It also can be alluding that Marlow’s journey is like a quest in a fairy-tale. It is long expedition and there are obstacles along the way, but eventually Marlow reaches his destination which is to meet Kurtz.
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