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    Objectivism and Imagery in Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart The author Anthony Burgess wrote‚ “Colonialism. The enforced spread of the rule of reason. But who is going to spread it among the colonizers?”. Colonialism is the acquisition often involving the exploitation of one territory by another political power. Historically speaking much of the success of early empires can be attributed to this system of expansion. In theory colonialism could result in the spread of civilization from the

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    Comparing Shakespeare’s Othello with Conrad’s Heart of Darkness It is often that when we read great works of literature we come across similar themes. Authors use powerful ideas that they believe will move their readers and relate to them so they become engaged in the words written. William Shakespeare and Joseph Conrad were amazing writers of their times and even though their works were written almost 300 years apart‚ both‚ Othello and Heart of Darkness‚ have coinciding themes. The major theme that

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    and Darkness in James Joyce’s “Araby” In James’ story “Araby” the narrator creates an image in the reader’s mind of a dark and dull world where he spends his days playing and becoming infatuated with a friend’s sister. He portrays to us a dull background in order to shows us the “light” in his world of darkness. As the narrator starts his story off he paints a world that is dark by using such words as: blind‚ uninhabited‚ and detached. These words give the reader a sense of darkness and

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    24 March 2014 Childhood Fantasies Fulfilled: Alice’s and Marlow’s Journeys into Wonder and Darkness At some point or other‚ every human being must embark upon the “journey” from a state of innocence to one of experience. The effective loss of such innocence in favor of the awareness of one’s own mortality‚ as well as the darkness and malevolence of the surrounding world‚ is an inherent aspect of the human condition. Such a transformation often occurs with the onset of adolescence‚ as one matures

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    In Heart of Darkness‚ Joseph Conrad relies heavily on the differences between appearances and reality to develop conflict in the story. From the appearance of the ivory trade and the continent of Africa‚ to the image of Kurtz himself‚ Conrad clearly shows us that appearances can be deceiving. As Marlow relates his story‚ the reader is drawn into a world of contradictions. These contradictions challenged the widely accepted European views of that time. When Marlow begins his quest to sail his ship

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    Joseph Conrad‚ a social conscious writer‚ had no choice but to side with the typical view of women in the Victorian Era. Each woman was sheltered from many opportunities‚ but still was supposed to be treated with respect. Many men sheltered these women because they felt as if women couldn’t simply handle the harsh reality of the world. Even though women slaved at home with their very important duties including handling finances‚ taking care of children‚ household work‚ taking care of servants‚

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    Achebe‚ Chinua. "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s ’Heart of Darkness’" Massachusetts Review. 18. 1977. Rpt. in Heart of Darkness‚ An Authoritative Text‚ background and Sources Criticism. 1961. 3rd ed. Ed. Robert Kimbrough‚ London: W. W Norton and Co.‚ 1988‚ pp.251-261 In the fall of 1974 I was walking one day from the English Department at the University of Massachusetts to a parking lot. It was a fine autumn morning such as encouraged friendliness to passing strangers. Brisk youngsters

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    It is not surprising that some great works of literature may have similar themes for they tried to engage and relate with real world. In both Shakespeare’s Othello‚ and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness‚ there are also similar themes even though the works were almost three centuries apart. They reflect racism and stereotype. Racism is the belief of a certain group or people that they are superior compare to other races and stereotype is a thought or idea on particular person or thing by oversimplifying

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    laboring backs of Congolese men‚ women‚ and children. A lack of truth lies within thought and perception‚ making it difficult to differentiate reality from perceived reality‚ knowledge from what we may think is knowledge. Conrad‚ in his novella Heart of Darkness‚ explores the lack of truth in human nature and civilization through Marlow’s experiences in the Congo. Conrad uses the concept of civilization to illustrate

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    characters become caught between colliding cultures. Often‚ these characters experience a period of growth from their exposure to a culture that’s dissimilar to their own. Such is the case with Marlow‚ Joseph Conrad’s infamous protagonist from ‘Heart of Darkness’. Marlow sets off to Africa on an ivory conquest and promptly found himself sailing into the heart of the Congo River. Along the way he is faced with disgruntled natives‚ cannibals‚ and the ominous and foreboding landscape. Marlow’s response to these

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