surrounded by wilderness‚ the reality is that their urbane homeland is far away and the rules and moralities of European culture have far less influence. Kurtz’s Intended is representative of the lofty ideals of imperialism and European culture. When Marlow relates their encounter‚ after returning to Europe and the events that lead to Kurtz’s demise‚ he describes her‚ saying‚ “This fair hair‚ this pale visage‚ this pure brow‚ seemed surrounded by an ashy halo from which the dark eyes looked out at me
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Marlow and Willard both journey into the “interior”. What they find and what they experience reflects the concerns of their respective composers. Compare how Joseph Conrad and Francis Ford Coppola use Marlow and Willard to voice their concerns and critique their respective contexts. In your response ensure that you refer to specific scenes from both texts and consider the techniques used. Include accurate and appropriate quotes. Joseph Conrad and Francis Ford Coppola both provide through different
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the novella‚ the way they are regarded‚ especially by Marlow‚ is thoroughly distinct as well as undeviating. Marlow’s contempt for women is especially expressed through three significant female characters in Heart of Darkness‚ which include Marlow’s aunt‚ Kurtz’s African mistress‚ and Kurtz’s Intended. These characters serve different purposes in the novel‚ but are regarded by Marlow in similar ways‚ primarily because of their gender. Marlow‚ in particular‚ mainly regards women as being too naïve
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metaphorical one of self-realization. As the protagonist‚ Marlow‚ tells of his journey up the Congo‚ the story reveals that everyone carries their own Congo within them. This Congo within us‚ similarly to the geographical Congo‚ is full of dark forces: fear‚ savagery‚ and the fascination of the abomination. While on his journey‚ Marlow meets Kurtz‚ a worker for the same ivory company who has established himself as a god among the natives. Although‚ unlike Marlow‚ who is in search of a new self-truth‚ Kurtz has
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show both good and evil. The first character to show these capacities is Marlow‚ the narrator. He shows his good side when he feels compassion for a chain gang of Africans. “A slight clinking behind me made me turn my head. Six black men advanced in a file‚ toiling up the path… before I climbed the hill‚” (81-82). Marlow can’t bare the sight of the prisoners. This compassion shows a flicker of good in his heart. But Marlow also shows evil. He sees dying Africans on his way to a meeting with the manager
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which take on a symbolic significance‚ portraying both the individuals that comprise the group and the mindset of those that were opposed to it. The character of Marlow in this story is clearly integral to the entire work as it is through his voice that the story of the journey into the “heart of darkness” is heard. Although Marlow consistently believes himself to be in complete control whilst telling the story the reader is at times incredibly aware of his inability to express himself and his
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Amerigo Vespucci Amerigo Vespucci‚ an Italian explorer was born in Florence‚ Italy in the year of 1454. Florence was a good city to grow up in for young Amerigo‚ because of the growing interest in the field of exploration. Some of the adults told young Amerigo about the wonders and riches of the Indies. Like the other Italian boys in his village‚ undoubtedly Amerigo was fascinated with by those tales. Amerigo lived in the Ognissanti section of Florence with a lot of the Vespucci family
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Stoops to Conquer a whole scene is dedicated to the servants and their incapability of being servant-like. <br> <br>In sentimental comedy plays‚ when something unhappy happened‚ the general idea was to be sad‚ yet Marlow in She stoops to Conquer attacks this idea by commenting: <br> <br>"MARLOW: Pardon me‚ madam. I was always willing to be amused. The folly of most people is rather an object of mirth than uneasiness." <br> <br>When Hastings finally declares his love for Miss Neville to her uncle‚ Mr Hardcastle
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symbolism. Arguably the biggest motif explored in Heart of Darkness is that of ‘Light’ and ‘Darkness’. Conrad’s use of ‘light’ and ‘darkness’ imagery is reflected through devices such as setting and atmosphere. The extract begins rich with imagery as Marlow talks of the “Light” that “came out of this river”‚ emphasising the idea that through invasion‚ the Romans diminished the “darkness that was here yesterday” in their brief “flicker” of light. This almost suggests what is to come‚ not only of the invasion
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Marlow was scared to tell The Intended about her fiancée’s death and more scared of her reaction‚ “I heard her weeping she had hidden her face in her hand. It seemed to me that the house would collapse before I could escape‚ the heavens would fall upon my
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