1. Conrad's Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness represents its time period by conveying racist ideas. ... The characterization of the Africans in Heart of Darkness disturbs Achebe. ... Achebe feels that Conrad made Africa, in Heart of Darkness, a foil to the goodness and light of Europe. ... Through the feelings of many of the Europeans in Heart of Darkness, Conrad communicates a tone of negativity towards the continent itself as well as its inhabitants. ... In Heart of Darkness, Conrad shows the greed, evil, and corrupted values of European colonialism and expresses feelings of disgust and ...
- Word Count: 1376
- Approx Pages: 6