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  • Summary of Heart of Darkness

    Summary of Heart of Darkness

    Part I Beginning through Marlow’s being hired as a steamboat captain. Summary At sundown, a pleasure ship called the Nellie lies anchored at the mouth of the Thames, waiting for the tide to go out. Five men relax on the deck of the ship: the Director of Companies, who is also the captain and host, the Lawyer, the Accountant, Marlow, and the unnamed Narrator. The five men, old friends held together by “the bond of

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    Submitted: January 20, 2010 By: Edward
  • A Compare and Contrast Essay on Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness

    A Compare and Contrast Essay on Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness

    Francis Coppola’s Apocalypse Now was inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness that informs the film throughout. 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 general personalities but have different names. Of course, Kurtz

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    Submitted: January 25, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Heart of Darkness Vs. Apocalypse Now

    Heart of Darkness Vs. Apocalypse Now

    To win the top award at the Cannes Film Festival and be nominated for eight awards at the Academy Awards is an outstanding feat. Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now did not only that, but won Academy Awards for Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Coppola can not take all the credit for this enlightening movie. The film was loosely based off of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Though Conrad was not credited in Apocalypse Now, his

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    Submitted: January 26, 2010 By: Monika
  • An Analysis of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

    An Analysis of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness

    In the twentieth century, nihilistic themes, such as moral degeneration, manЎЇs bestial instincts at the core of the soul, and cosmic purposelessness, have preoccupied many works of literature and philosophy. Joseph ConradЎЇs Heart of Darkness is no exception. In his novel, Conrad uses a unique writing style to explore manЎЇs fundamental fallibility and moral confusion in an existential world through his characterЎЇs journey on the Congo River. The storyЎЇs exposition sets the stage as

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    Submitted: January 29, 2010 By: David
  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

    The Heart of Darkness Solveig Suess Marlow, an ordinary sailor with idealistic dreams, goes on a dark yet fascinating journey as a newly hired riverboat captain, traveling up the Amazon River, seeking out the legendary chief of the Belgium trading company. When describing typical sites and events situated in Congo, Joseph Conrad wrote “The Heart of Darkness” in a first person’s view, with Marlow as the highlight character. As he writes on about Marlow’s experiences,

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    Submitted: February 3, 2010 By: Jack
  • Imperialism - Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    Imperialism - Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

    Imperialism and its oppressive processes have affected societies as well as individual lives for centuries. In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, oppression through imperialism demonstrates how a certain civilization, the Congolese, is affected negatively by imperialism. By focusing on Africa, it allows for a graphic recount of the many years spent reigned by foreign oppressors and tyrannies. In Heart of Darkness, the Congo is oppressed by the imperialists economically and geographically. As well, the oppressed

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    Submitted: February 6, 2010 By: Edward
  • Racism in Heart of Darkness

    Racism in Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad analyzes the moral aspects of the ivory trade in the Congo and imperialism in general. The way such activities are carried out by colonial companies are shed in a negative light throughout the story. Although the exploitation of Africa by these powers is castigated, the reader is left to wonder whether Joseph Conrad perpetuates the stereotypes that are used to justify the imperialism. His condescending stance towards the

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Apocalypes Now + Heart of Darkness

    Apocalypes Now + Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, and Apocalypse Now, a movie by Francis Ford Coppola can be compared and contrasted in many ways. By focusing on their endings and on the character of Kurtz, contrasting the meanings of the horror in each media emerges. In the novel the horror reflects Kurtz tragedy of transforming into a ruthless animal whereas in the film the horror has more of a definite meaning, reflecting the war

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: July
  • Greed: A Heart of Darkness

    Greed: A Heart of Darkness

    Greed: a Heart of Darkness Every human’s white soul carries a dark stain; an original sin (as a Christian would say) that irks us toward sin. The stain of darkness alienates us from civilization. The stain is an innate quality endowed within, which forces a struggle to confine and eventually eliminate the dark stain. This stain is not divinely imprinted on our souls; rather it is a reflection of our values taught us by society

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    Submitted: February 9, 2010 By: Artur
  • Heart of Darkness Symbolism

    Heart of Darkness Symbolism

    From the deck of his steamboat, Marlow overhears the Manager and his uncle, the head of the Eldorado Exploring Expedition, talking about Kurtz. The Manager admits to his uncle that he fears Kurtz, for he is favored by the company and may be promoted into his position of general manager. He is also jealous of Kurtz's success in providing quantities of ivory, for the Manager knows this will win him even more favor in the

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • Joseph Conrad’s Novel Heart of Darkness

    Joseph Conrad’s Novel Heart of Darkness

    Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness uses character development and character analysis to really tell the story of European colonization. Within Conrad’s characters one can find both racist and colonialist views, and it is the opinion, and the interpretation of the reader which decides what Conrad is really trying to say in his work. Chinua Achebe, a well known writer, once gave a lecture at the University of Massachusetts about Joseph Conrad’s Heart of

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    Submitted: February 13, 2010 By: July
  • Parallels Between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

    Parallels Between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

    Various parallels can be drawn when comparing and contrasting Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Frank Coppola's "Apocalypse Now", while taking into consideration Heart of Darkness is a novella and "Apocalypse Now" is a film. These differences and similarities can be seen in themes, characters, events and other small snippets of information including anything from quoted lines to strange actions of the main characters. Both pieces follow the same story line but they are presented

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Steve
  • Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad Led an Adventurous Life and Spent a Lot

    Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad Led an Adventurous Life and Spent a Lot

    Joseph Conrad led an adventurous life and spent a lot of his time at sea, most of his novels and short stories are loosely based on some of his experinces. His inspiration for Heart of Darkness came from his travels to the African Congo, where he witnessed the horrors of slavery and the grim realities of Imperialism. These experinces reflect throughout the book and give it a haunting realism. Now to the synopsis: Heart of

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • Heart of Darkness - an Inward Journey

    Heart of Darkness - an Inward Journey

    Human nature is like a coin, it has two sides. One of them is in some sort artificial, created by teachings of different religions, by living in society and by the rules that our parents taught us, and is thought to be this good one. The other one defines our true self, it is our primal nature, the dark half of human beings. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad tries to deal with this essence

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    Submitted: February 23, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Compare and Contrast Heart of Darkness

    Compare and Contrast Heart of Darkness

    Francis Coppola’s Apocalypse Now was inspired by Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness that informs the film throughout. 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 general personalities but have different names. Of course, Kurtz

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    Submitted: March 3, 2010 By: July
  • Heart of Darkness Written by Joseph Conrad

    Heart of Darkness Written by Joseph Conrad

    Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad was a fascinating book that told of a man named Marlow and his journey in Africa. He is hired by a trading company to go up the Congo in order to make contact with a man named Kurtz. He is given command of his own riverboat in order to make the journey. Along the way he sees many disagreeable things that have been caused by the Europeans

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Mike
  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

    In the novel, Heart of Darkness, the author Joseph Conrad makes some comments, and he uses different terms to describe people of color that may offend some people. Also the readers can see how racist the Europeans were toward blacks not only because they were turned into slaves. We can see how the European people seem to think the Africans are not equal to them. There are many examples of discrimination towards woman in this

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    Submitted: March 4, 2010 By: Mikki
  • Joesph Conrad Heart of Darkness

    Joesph Conrad Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness tells the story of Marlow, a sailor, who describes to his shipmates the unusual experience he had traveling upriver in the Congo and the effect it had upon him. Hired by a Continental trading company as a steamboat captain between the outer stations and the interior, Marlow's primary mission was to visit and, if necessary, retrieve the mysterious Kurtz, an extraordinarily successful agent who had lost contact and reportedly fallen ill. Marlow

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    Submitted: March 5, 2010 By: Jack
  • Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

    Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now

    Heart of Darkness written by Joseph Conrad and "Apocalypse Now" a movie directed by Francis Coppola are two works that parallel one another but at the same time reflect their own era in time and their creator's own personal feelings and prejudices. "Apocalypse Now" was released in 1979 after two years in the making, as Coppola's modern interpretation to Joseph Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness (Harris). Conrad's book is an excellent example of the advances

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    Submitted: March 6, 2010 By: July
  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

    In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, there is a great interpretation of the feelings of the characters and uncertainties of the Congo. Although Africa, nor the Congo are ever really referred to, the Thames river is mentioned as support. This intricate story reveals much symbolism due to Conrad's theme based on the lies and good and evil, which interact together in every man. Today, of course, the situation has changed. Most literate people know that

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Heart of Darkness Vs. Apocalypse Now

    Heart of Darkness Vs. Apocalypse Now

    When Joseph Conrad sat down to write Heart of Darkness over a century ago he decided to set his tale amidst his own country's involvement in the African Congo. Deep in the African jungle his character would make his journey to find the Captain gone astray. Over eighty years later Francis Ford Coppola's Willard would take his journey not in Africa but in the jungles of South Asia. Coppola's Film, Apocalypse Now uses the backdrop

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    Submitted: March 8, 2010 By: Janna
  • Heart of Darkness - Comments

    Heart of Darkness - Comments

    Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” is the story of two men that work for an ivory company in Africa. The protagonists of this story are Marlow and Kurtz. Marlow and Kurtz come to see the horror that hides behind the trimmings of civilization and every day life, the true darkness inside of all mankind. Characterization, symbolism, and tone are important in Joseph Conrad’s construction of the main idea behind the “Heart of Darkness”. The

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    Submitted: March 9, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Heart of Darkness

    Heart of Darkness

    Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness does not explicitly deal with a struggle between war and peace: the conflict is a psychological, moral one; however, the text’s implications that society is a thin veil over our innate savagery, the darkness at the roots of Western civilization, reveals disturbing truths about the peaceful, orderly lives we take for granted. The key to understanding Conrad’s novella lies in ascertaining the metaphorical significance of the “heart of darkness,” a

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    Submitted: March 14, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Darkness of Man’s Heart

    The Darkness of Man’s Heart

    The Darkness of Man’s Heart In his novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding informs the reader that all men are susceptible to evil because of a darkness in their hearts. To present his theme, Golding relies heavily on symbolism. Three important symbols in the novel are the conch, Simon, and the pig’s head impaled on the stick. Although Golding uses many literary devices, his effective symbolism is the basis for the success of this

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    Submitted: March 18, 2010 By: regina
  • Society as a Corrupting Force in Heart of Darkness

    Society as a Corrupting Force in Heart of Darkness

    Warren 1 Society’s Struggle against its Savage Roots Webster’s online dictionary defines civilization as “a society in an advanced state of social development”. Without the restraints of society, the behaviour of people will regress to their savage beginnings, due to the fact that one’s need for survival will overpower all other impulses. The descent into savagery, man’s inherent desire to survive over anything else, and the need for civilization and order shows how society unnaturally

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    Submitted: March 20, 2010 By: Steve

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