On the surface, both Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness and the 1939 film Gunga Din are tales of great adventure and great prosperity obtained in foreign lands. ... Both Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Gunga Din portray Europeans and indigenous peoples in starkly different ways. ... In a particularly salient example, the European chief accountant of a trade company is labeled "amazing" and his appearance painstakingly described by Marlow, the narrator: "a high starched collar, white cuffs, a light alpaca jacket, snowy trousers, a clear necktie, and varnished boots....

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• Grade Level: Graduate

In, "Heart of Darkness," Joseph Conrad uses the nature of the Congo river as a symbol to express the chaos and condition in the heart of both the conquerors and the conquered. By using symbolism, Conrad deeply explores the overall theme of the dehumanizing and futile aspects of imperialism. Conrad personifies the river to symbolically reflect the feelings of the people being conquered. ... Conrad writes about how the river came to have a, "profound darkness," within its heart, implying that all the hatred, disgust, vanity, and poisonous feelings in the heart of the Europeans and the ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Demonstrate an Understanding that the Irrationality of Savagery is the Central Theme in of Joseph Conrad's Novella "Heart of Darkness- In Joseph Conrad's novella "Heart of Darkness- the reader is presented with the character of Marlow the protagonist, who begins by telling the passengers onboard a ship about his experiences in the Belgian Congo. ... Furthermore, Conrad continues by portraying Marlow as a stereotypical English gentleman whilst being an impressive and independent thinker who draws his own conclusions this informs the reader that although Marlow's opinion may be...

• Word Count: 1006
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• Grade Level: Graduate