1. Heart of Darkness
Mine My Precious The novel Heart of Darkness is a montage of many political and social themes appropriate to Joseph Conrad's era. Imperialism is one of these key themes, believed by Europeans to be the solution to the "White Man's Burden-. ... Along his journey, he encounters a number of hypocritical and exasperating Europeans, pitiable natives, and a jungle that takes on a life force of its own. ... Marlow serves as Conrad's voice in the novel and it is through his eyes that the reader sees the puzzle that is imperialism. ... (Hampson Xi) In Conrad's novel, Kurtz is the...
- Word Count: 2001
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: Undergraduate