an AP class is to prepare for the related AP test‚ even if one decides to opt out of taking said exam. For my literature class‚ the teacher in charge loved to discuss the classical books we were required to read in an “open” fashion. From Heart of Darkness to Siddhartha we would gather up the hard‚ metal desks together in a circle and discuss themes‚ symbols‚ and whatever else we felt was necessary amongst the circle. The teacher himself led most of the discussions‚ but it was not unusual for
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To allow the convicts to proceed up the trail‚ Marlow steps into a grove of trees. How does his impression of the Africans there compare to his attitude towards the convicts? He views the Africans within the trees with immense pity and concern. He is disgusted at their treatment but is apathetic as well since he does nothing other than offer a dried biscuit to a waning boy. Marlow/Conrad then make a comparison to the discarded machinery when he first arrives and the discarded natives. 2.
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At the start of the novel‚ Marlow‚ along with the four other men‚ watch the Director of Companies. Marlow makes this note about him while the Director is looking seaward: “It was difficult to realize his work was not out there in the luminous estuary‚ but behind him‚ within the brooding gloom” (1). One would think that the Director’s work would be in the future‚ out before him and waiting to be taken care of. However‚ Marlow’s remark that the Director’s work is actually behind him is quite the contrary
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Part A Orientalism and the “others” This review examines the critique of Orientalism and how Orientalism affected the representation of various societies and its subjects during the Colonial encounters and in the historical present. In the case of my study‚ how Orientalism produced and are still producing the representations of minority non-Hans in China. This review explores Orientalism as a methodology of analysis that produced a certain biased views and representations of the Others‚ be they
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Racism in Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad’s work might be looked at in different perspectives‚ such as a critical work of imperialism‚ or might even be considered an ironic novel with racism portrayed in it‚ due to the way Charles Marlow perceives and describes all there is around him. I personally believe that a racist is that one who firmly believes in the inferiority of people because of different factors such as skin color‚ culture‚ language‚ etc; or mainly those who participate in acts that
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1: In Heart of Darkness‚ Marlow is telling a long story to his fellow shipmates so to avoid confusion‚ Conrad only names the important characters. Each named character is important to the novella and those without a name have no real significance to the plot. Marlow is the protagonist of the novella and the first person narrator so his importance is what the novella is based off of. Kurtz was the major reason Marlow traveled into the Congo and when Marlow finally meets Kurtz‚ Marlow’s views on
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Characteristics Of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Many people confuse Arabs and Muslims as interchangeable people or religions‚ when in fact they are quite different meanings. An Arab is someone who is born in a land that relates to Arabian culture. In other words‚ Arab is an ethnicity or race. Muslim‚ on the other hand‚ relates to someone who follows the teaching of Islam. Therefore‚ where Arab is a race‚ Muslim is a religion. To put it into perspective‚ think of it as saying that
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Charles Marlow 1840-1885 The journey to Africa deeply affected Charles Marlow upon his return to his homeland England. After witnessing many horrific crimes‚ behavior of the Europeans‚ and treatment of the African settlers‚ Marlow suffered from immense emotional and mental pain. He dealt with mental illness and he endured a mental breakdown due to the immense pressure and emotional issues as a result of his experience in Africa and return to England. Marlow succumbed to his mental
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What Is Orientalism? Said made a clear analogy between orientalism and colonialism. They are both set with the same binary opposition. white/ non white occidental/ non occidental In a very detailed and structured study of the orient (behavior‚ habit‚ tradition ...) we document a large amount of fact and data. All compile in a general study they produce the illusion of a well understood and objectively constructed knowledge
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Orientalism and Imperialism have dominated the psyche of both the Western and Arab/Muslim worlds respectively. Combined with the inherent fear resulting from each world’s history of aggression with the other‚ this creates an inevitable conflict between the two civilizations. Orientalism plagues the Western world’s consciousness through the portrayal of Arab/Muslim society as one filled with violent‚ misogynistic men and a female population that exists solely to serve the men’s every need. Imperialism
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