Underneath the literal journey encountered in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness lies a tale saturated with subtle, yet, significant imagery that brings forth the true meaning of the novella. ... Although the interpretation of symbols in the Heart of Darkness is elaborate, due to their simplicity they are often overlooked. An overriding series of symbols in Heart of Darkness is the ongoing contrast of white and black, dark and light, and respectively holding representations of good and evil. ... From there Conrad only lets Marlow break from the story three times to let the unnamed narra...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," his form of storytelling is widely seen through the use of symbolism. ... In "Heart Of Darkness," Conrad explores the unconventional sense of light giving way to darkness. ... "(Conrad 7) The phrase "whited sepulcher" comes from the biblical Book of Matthew, and it implies death and confinement. ... The African jungle is one of the most predominant symbols for darkness in the story. ... Conrad implies that the Heart of Darkness is there in each of us, and we are all potential Kurtz's. ...

• Word Count: 1049
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Underneath the literal journey encountered in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness lies a tale saturated with subtle, yet, significant imagery that brings forth the true meaning of the novella. ... Although the interpretation of symbols in the Heart of Darkness is elaborate, due to their simplicity they are often overlooked. An overriding series of symbols in Heart of Darkness is the ongoing contrast of white and black, dark and light, and respectively holding representations of good and evil. ... From there Conrad only lets Marlow break from the story three times to let the unnamed narra...

• Word Count: 1071
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In, Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness, many symbols suddenly creep their way into the pages, fog being one of them. ... A novel without stories is simply a picture book. ... Heart of Darkness contains many symbols throughout it that have much more meaning that they appear to have. ... The Thames and Congo River are a big symbol in Heart of Darkness. ... The most important symbol in the novel Heart of Darkness is darkness itself. ...

• Word Count: 923
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is not an easy story to try to sum up in a few words. ... Another notable feature of Heart of Darkness is the abundance use of symbolism. ... Another strong symbol is Marlow's term for Brussels as the "Whited Sepulchre". Much can be inferred from this, as sepulchre itself means, grave of a dead body. ... The phrase whited sepulchre actually comes from the bible, in the book of Matthew. ...

• Word Count: 434
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• Grade Level: High School

Although Heart of Darkness and The Awakening were written before the Women's Liberation truly started in they 1920s, they give a glimpse of how women were viewed, and of how some chose to raise opposition to this view. In Joseph Conrad's book, Heart of Darkness, women are viewed as inferior to men, both physically and mentally. ... Women are also a symbol of purity, and naiveté. ... The males in Conrad's book find woman to be nave, ignorant, and inferior. However, they do wish them to remain protected from harsh reality, and need them for an escape. ...

• Word Count: 993
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School