8 November 2013 Close Reading: Heart of Darkness Imagine being stuck on a steamboat outnumbered by the other‚ who happen to be starving‚ unable to advance through the unnerving scream filled fog. This enigmatic experience is only one of many told by Marlow in the story of his journey up the Congo. Marlow is attentive to the restraint shown by the black slaves on his boat in fighting off the hunger that weakens them. The colleagues of Marlow are more concerned with the anonymous screams of
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Themes 1. Corruption of Socialist IdealsExamples of the theme of corruption of socialist ideals can be seen throughout Animal Farm. Once Napoleon takes over as the leader of the farm‚ his reign becomes corrupted. In the book Napoleon represents Joseph Stalin andSnowball represents Leon Trotsky. The struggle between Stalin and Trotsky during the rise of Stalin is seen in the rivalry between Napoleon and Snowball. In both the book and history‚ the more politically power and spiteful Stalin (Napoleon)
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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 both Shakespeare and Conrad tackled was racism and the
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are in direct relation to Stalin’s own secret police‚ “Behind Stalin’s power lay a monstrous policy of terror. It reached its height between 1934 and 1939‚ when Stalin and his secret police carried out mass arrests‚ executions‚ and deportations” (“Joseph Stalin”). Snowball is out of the picture now. But somehow‚ like in the Soviet Union‚ Napoleon has to justify what has happened so as not to repeat the rebellion. That is where the pig Squealer comes into place. Orwell characterizes him as being naturally
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Dramatic Structure in Film Chapter 3: Fictional and Dramatic Elements The Elements of a Good Story Unified Plot (storyline) Carefully selected and arranged to make relationship to theme clear Single thread of continuous action (casual relationship) With sub-plots and complexities that make the otherwise simple story interesting Rejection of chance‚ coincidental or miraculous happenings. Plot Exceptions (episodic plots) e.g..:Monte Python and the Holy Grail‚ Four Weddings and a Funeral
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Impressionism in Literature: Joseph Conrad & James Joyce. This essay attempts to give a brief comparison between two of the major representatives of the English Modernism‚ James Joyce and Joseph Conrad. Although these two writers come from very different backgrounds‚ they share the rejection of conventional realism and the search for new way to approach reality. In doing this‚ I will focus on the presence on Impressionistic ideas and in the new methods they will employ to depict reality
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Staci Watson Mills AP English 6th April 17‚ 2012 Heart of Darkness vs. Apocalypse Now Both the novel "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad and the movie "Apocalypse Now" are about one man’s journey through Africa and Vietnam. A comparison and contrast can be made between the two. Both have the same themes but entirely different settings. Heart of Darkness takes place on the Congo River in the Heart of Africa while Apocalypse Now is set in Vietnam. The stock characters in both have the same
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are “characters‚ images and themes that symbolically embody meanings and experiences‚” (2059‚ Meyer). In both of these stories‚ I see that the main characters are involved in a quest for feminine self-discovery and freedom of the human spirit. In Joseph Campbell’s‚ “The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚” the author discusses the journey we are called to in life‚ and that some choose to follow that call while others do not. In this case‚ both female characters choose not to answer the call‚ and become
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Joseph Stalin is an incredibly important figure in the history of Russia. During his reign of terror‚ Russia developed into a formidable world power. As he worked to modernize Russia‚ his use of violence against the people led to an impressive death toll. Despite this‚ Stalin’s carefully maintained public image made him beloved amongst many of his people. Before Stalin’s rise to power‚ Russia was not industrialized and was based mostly on peasant farmers. Stalin realized the need to Russia’s industry
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The 1950’s dealt with threats from the USSR and Communism which scared many people in the United States and soon became a full-fledged paranoia. There was fear of falling behind the advances of the Communist countries‚ especially among the Soviet Union‚ creating the Red Scare. As the Cold War with the USSR escalated‚ Americans increased their suspicions of Communist influences. Due to this‚ a special committee was formed in order to investigate Communists in America known as HUAC (The House Un-American
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