1. Savagery in Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now
Peoples and races not yet encountered by the Europeans were placed further down the list, and were referred to as savages. ... Marlow, the main character in Heart of Darkness, often recognizes the Europeans' dehumanization of the Africans. ... In this movie Robert Duvall's crazed character, the colonel, who resembles the accountant in heart of darkness, orders the bombing of a sea-side Vietcong village because their beach possesses the finest surfing waves in Vietnam. ... The two quotes said by these men are easily comparable. ... The savagery deep down in the hearts of these m...
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