The main characters in Heart of Darkness and The Book Thief habit eras dominated by powerful ideologies resulting in inequality and persecution. Marlow (Heart of Darkness) growing up in England under colonialism and Liesel (The Book Thief) in Germany under Nazism‚ are witnesses of traumatic events. Nevertheless‚ the persistent dedication of both characters allows them to uncover the dark nature of their individual societies. Ultimately‚ this leads Liesel to discover a moral role for herself within
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In The Catcher in the Rye J.D Salinger uses Holden’s recurring mentions of the ducks in Central park to reveal the childlike curiosity and genuine side to Holden’s regularly blunt and overwhelmingly cynical character. During his first of several taxi rides in the city‚ Holden‚ bothered by the thought of constant change yet intrigued by the thought of how others cope with change begins to ask his cab driver the whereabouts of the ducks in Central Park when the lake freezes over. “Then I thought of
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Section 1: Identification and evaluation of sources The question of this investigation is “What explains King Leopold II´s poor treatment of his subjects in Congo Free State?”‚ and it will investigate what could contribute to explaining how and why King Leopold II of Belgium were able to treat his subjects in Congo so poorly. There could of course be several contributing factors that explains King Leopold II´s poor treatment‚ however‚ in this investigation‚ the focus will be on the factors that
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Colonialism in the Congo: The Terror of Civilization The images of gaiety and wonder that typically accompany one’s thoughts of an expedition into the magnificent natural wonders of Africa lie in stark contradiction to subjugation and cruelty of a people as displayed in The Congo Report. An aspect of the government’s masquerade of a virtuous mission in the Congo is the “efforts to suppress such barbarous practices” and bring civilization to the “savages”. Private enterprise was able to hide a large
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In two of John Steinbeck’s novels‚ The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men‚ there are many differences and similarities. The book shows many solutions and viewpoints of different problems. The thing that is noticeable in both of these novels is Steinbeck’s writing style. In John Steinbeck’s novels The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men there are many writing style similarities and differences. Among the similarities and differences are the novels’ wording‚ tone and mood‚ themes‚ and their connections
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The Congo River encloses the Congo to represent a barrier between light‚ the outside‚ and dark‚ the inside of Africa. In Joseph Conrad’s novel‚ Heart of Darkness‚ the Congo River symbolizes movement and a journey into one’s inner spirit. The main character Marlow is on a journey to Africa to meet Kurtz‚ a man of great abilities. Marlow joins The Company‚ a trading company in the Congo‚ in order to be able to travel. Marlow’s journey takes course on the Congo River whose current is flowing strong
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The novel opens with the Nellie‚ a small ship‚ dropping an anchor in the Thames River. This unnamed narrator names the men on board the ship‚ the Director of Companies‚ the Lawyer‚ the Accountant‚ and Charles Marlow. The unnamed narrator thinks about the long history of British exploration and conquest with fondness as he looks over the river. After two or three small paragraphs the point of view shifts to Marlow‚ who becomes the main narrator of the rest of the novel. He observes to several friends
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In Embers of War‚ Fredrik Logevall offers an exhaustive review of the demise of the French colony in Indochina. Logevall is a Swedish-American author and college professor who has published several books about American foreign policy. Embers of War is his sixth book dedicated to the Cold War era‚ and it won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 2013 (“Fredrik Logevall‚” 2015). Many of the views expressed in Logevall’s book would be described as moderately left of center on the political spectrum‚
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In this passage Bogard uses hard facts and examples to support his argument. He believes that darkness is something that should be treasured before it "runs out". "Today‚ though‚ when we feel the closeness of nightfall‚ we reach quickly for a light switch." Here Bogard begins building an argument by listing one thing people do to avoid darkness he further on follows it by naming a couple of disorders caused by artificial light. Darkness provides our bodies with support by producing the hormone melatonin
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The story for which the Tomorrow-Tamer volume is named is an effective account of the devastating effects wrought in the life of an African village by the construction of a bridge. On a superficial level the bridge would seem to be a self-evident metaphor for the unification of opposites‚ a visible token of the "new song" to which Africa must dance if she wishes to progress‚ symbolizing the overcoming of all the existential and cultural barriers represented — as in This Side Jordan — by the river
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