Marlow says this as he views the body left hanging on the limb of a tree after the native took his own life. Marlow assumes that the native killed himself because he could not deal with life in as harsh as a setting as the Congo is. ... With their escape and these words comes the title of the book, Heart of Darkness (Ward, webpage 1) The symbolic image of the reader was so significant and profound that it does become the title of the novel. It is this title, Heart of Darkness, which offers a first impression to the reader that suggest the novel contains deeper interpretations beyond their lit...

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• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

In contrast to what came in Conrad's novel about Africa and Africans, Achebe presents Africa in Things Fall Apart as a primitive civilized community; he rebuts the claims of Conrad by saying that Africans have families, religions, honors and titles, music, economy, laws and a court system, a tradition of wise saying and the art of conversation. ... In the novel, natives are chained together, working as slaves. ... In the character of Marlow, the author, taking no care of the natives, is criticizing imperialism for spending time in such uncivilized country of Congo. ... It's quite a ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The white men not only dominate their respective crews, but also the people native to the country the white men are visiting. The characters Conrad and Coppola use, Marlow and Willard, both look at the natives as though white men are the civilized culture and the native people are the savage culture. ... Darkness obviously plays an essential role in the novella as the title suggests. ... The Kurtz in Heart of Darkness is told to be a "universal genius. " Kurtz becomes a beacon of hope for Marlow, who is searching for him amid much heat, bugs, natives, and immense fog. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This native has assumed responsibility and performs his duties with reliability. ... In addition to the background, both of the books' titles lend a great deal to the book's overall tone and themes. ... By using its name as the title of the book, the author clarifies that the story is more about the inner evil of mankind than about the boys themselves. ...

• Word Count: 4223
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School