Coppola fails to capture the enduring meaning of "Heart of Darkness" because Williard lacks Marlow's qualities The everlasting qualities of "Heart of Darkness" have no been captured by Coppola in the film "Apocalypse Now", because he has failed to capture the essence of the character Marlow. ... Conrad personifies the jungle - it breathes and protects the natives from the whites, in both "Heart of Darkness" and "Apocalypse Now". ... Both the text "Heart of Darkness" and film "Apocalypse Now", contains a great deal of irony. ... The darkness however that is in the Europeans and Kurtz in...

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Irony in Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" "The Cask of Amontillado," by Edgar Allen Poe, is a story wherein irony plays a critical role in unfolding the intentions of the unreliable narrator Montresor. ... Even the setting reveals some sense of irony as we travel from a joyous carnival scene to the dark, dismal, catacombs of the Montresor's. ... They greet each other as friends but the reader is made aware that Montresor smiles with vengeance in his heart. ... Henceforth it is a verbal irony that paves Fortunato"s misfortune. ... This is not a fact that is grasped b...

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She suffers from a condition of her heart when she learns of her husband's death. ... Louise's heart is used a symbol to let us see the irony in the story. The condition of her heart was not a physical issue but an emotional one. ... Mallard's heart is in despair due to her sadness of a husband who doesn't love her. ... The irony was that she died of sorrow because she thought she had been set free of him, but others assumed it was because she was happy to see him alive. ...

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The Condition of Man in The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies "Man is a fallen being. ... In his book The Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad explores man's inner darkness as he travels through the Congo in search of another trader named Kurtz. ... The stories The Heart of Darkness and The Lord of the Flies, through their dark, hopeless, and horrible descriptions of life, present the common theme that man, at his heart, is an evil, violent, and "fallen- being. ... "Ralph wept for the loss of innocence, the darkness of man's heart -. ... Contemporary developments in world p...

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One such motif, the "heart of darkness," shows how the smoke from the war, both figuratively and literally, blackens the soldiers, burning their hearts to atramentous ash. O"Brien makes apparent the "heart of darkness" motif in Norman Bowker as he becomes hardened during his sojourn in Vietnam. ... This "heart of darkness" is additionally seen through the character Mary Anne. ... O"Brien personifies the "heart of darkness" through Azar. ... When Kiowa drowns in a septic field, Azar, once again, portrays his dark heart. ...

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The choice of making her protagonist a woman "afflicted with a heart trouble, " makes the readers of the story sympathetic. ... It might be ironic that they rushed to tell her he was dead, and he then was still alive, putting her through unnecessary pain and the potential of giving her a heart attack, but that irony would've played mean. ... In the end, when she dies upon seeing him still alive, they say her heart stopped from the sheer "joy that kills, " (23) the greatest irony of all so far, because it was just the very opposite of joy. ... The room would go dark like her soul. ... Thes...

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What they chose to do with their lives though, determined their place in a "civilized- world, one who tries to overlook darkness and its connotations. ... "From suffering, these goblins pass to crime; fated filiation, giddy procreation, the logic of darkness- (246). ... He felt the same identity crisis as Jean Valjean realizing he was not a hard-hearted criminal that hated society: "[Marius] heard talk of philosophy, of literature, of art, of history, of religion, in a style he had not looked for. ... The four wanted to gain revenge on a person who was more fortunate than them, and the ir...

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All of these recollections and the realization of her death bring together the great ironies of the story, ironies which cause not one, but two jiltings for Granny. As you read the story, the first irony becomes apparent. ... Granny is symbolized as that light that is surrounded by the darkness. ... The darkness represents death and the sadness of being left at the altar, both of which just consume and swallow the light (Granny) up. ... As the lampshade is being pulled over her life (the light) and the darkness of death swallows it whole, the only thing she wants is that God be with her. ...

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Faith, Brown's wife, is part of the irony of the story. ... Nature, specifically the wind, forest, and the darkness of the evening symbolizes evil and sinfulness. The wind was howling and there is a dark cloud, which seems to cover up heaven. ... This is an example of Brown choosing to follow his head rather than his heart. Had he followed his heart, he may have still lived a life filled with happiness and love. ...

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Scotfield uses verbal irony to make his mother squirm. ... This is an example of dramatic irony, Mrs. ... An example of situational irony is when Mrs. ... The last example of situational irony is when Mrs. ... May did not spend fifteen long years believing herself to be a better breed of person, then she wouldn't have died with horns pierced through her dark heart. ...

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The creature' stepping onto the sand is "dark" and "fumbling along." ... In addition, Golding uses irony on multiple occasions throughout the novel; most of which revolve around Jack. His use of irony permits the reader to visualise the contradictions amongst the boys. One way in which Golding uses irony to create dislike for Jack is at an assembly, called by Ralph. ... Jack represents the darkness of man's heart and this is shown because dislike is originally created for him, although, Ralph represents the fair and civilized side of human nature. ...

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Many of Sophocles" characters, as well as the Oedipus himself, incorporate this pattern of light versus darkness into their analysis of both Oedipus and the situation at hand. Many statements made by Oedipus not only show the conflict between others" knowledge and his ignorance, but also the irony of what he believes to be true. ... Thus the misguided Oedipus implies that he knows the truth and Tiresias does not, revealing the irony of his statement. ... Nothing I could see could bring me joy What love, what call of heart can touch my ears with joy? ... Thus showing that kn...

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Though well known for works such as: Annabel Lee, The Raven, The Tell Tale Heart and The Cask of Amontillado, Poe is also recognized as being the creator of Gothic writing. Poe's Gothic writing style primarily focused around the themes of death and mourning which lands him a place in the dark romanticism genre. His extreme writing style separates him from other writers as his dark tone creates him a space in a genre of his own. ... Another reason Edgar Allan Poe is the master mind behind literature as we know it today is because of his incredible use of irony and symbolism. In order to cr...

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Williams creates imagery that is very vivid and irony that is veiled. ... Directly following is the dark emotions of the widow: "But the grief in my heart is stronger than they/ for though they were my joy/ formerly, today I notice them/ and turned away forgetting." ... Ironically, due to the hardening of her heart by the memories of the death of her husband, springtime is associated with pain and sorrow. ... The juxtaposition of the two serves almost as figurative expression of irony. ... The seasons serve as markers of time and evoke irony on the displacements of memory throughout each....

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But when he understands how sinister Heathcliff is, the narrative tone becomes darker. ... Heathcliff is dark in his mood but Lockwood is bright and light. ... The shift in tone is so obvious because Catherine's inconsiderate attitude and Heathcliff's darkness both in his appearance and heart touch the readers. ... The whole atmosphere turns into dark, gloomy, and uncivilized. ... Irony actually takes the reader into confidence to define a character or a situation. ...

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Marlow tells of his first encounters with Kurtz and the contradicting perceptions people had of him. Conrad uses symbolism, irony, and imagery to convey the ambiance of madness and an ominous atmosphere. Marlow tells his comrades of Kurtz's more than eccentric behavior when interacting with the peop...

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The central and protagonist character, Olenka, is attractive, kind- hearted, and eager to help other people. The nickname "darling- arises from "her full rosy cheeks, her soft white neck with a little dark mole on it, and the kind, nave smile, which came into her face when she listened to anything pleasant - This name bears irony: Olenka is "darling- to everyone and becomes indulged like a favorite pet. ...

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Agard then uses the image of the sky to show the feeling of injustice by comparing the word "half-caste" to the universally beautiful image of the sky due to its constant changing of light and dark. ... Light represents hope and clarity and the prejudice people are seen as the darkness, shunning the light. ... In the second stanza the narrator referred to specific images which everyone can relate to and recognise the irony in John Agard's words. ... The poet uses irony as he is saying that because the boy is only half a person he must only cast half a shadow. ... John Agard uses humou...

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While Edgar Allan Poe is certainly known for his use of dark satire, symbolism, and crafty use of many other literary elements, it is in The Cask of Amontillado that the utilization of dramatic irony stands out the most. ... This is an example of dramatic irony. ... Montressor incorporates many uses of verbal irony during his conversations with Fortunado. ... As Montressor is completing the final touches of Fortunado's stone tomb, in the last passage of the story it is mentioned his "heart grew sick"" (85-90). ... Poe reveals situational, dramatic, & verbal irony as Montresor unleashes hi...

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The setting is mostly located in a dark, gloomy forest. Hawthorne is able to create a dark gloomy setting through little description. ... Related to these words, the atmosphere is very gloomy and dark as well as frightening. ... An example of irony is when Goodman Brown thinks about his life in Salem, his loving wife, and the wonderful life he leads. ... This is irony. ...

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The irony contained within the title "Essential Beauty" is that the beauty is an illusion, and underneath all the billboards that "block the ends of streets with giant loaves" there is a harsh reality, only hidden behind the images of aspiration. ... The image of the upper ("crust") class family - "the white clothed ones from tennis clubs"- is meant to portray another ideal of a family, however, the reality is the "boy puking his heart out in the Gents" showing that the family is just as dysfunctional as the rest of society. ... However, there are many ways to interpret these lines and the wom...

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Black can be interpreted as to represent the entire spectrum of corrupt behavior, where a character such as Abigail is often associated with darkness, threatening to attack the other girls "in the black of night," and the stain on her name and reputation. ... At the end of Act three Proctor exclaims, "When you know all in your black hearts God damns our kind especially, and we will burn, we will burn together!... There is a vast extent of dramatic irony used that intensifies emotions of suspense for the reader. ... This dramatic irony serves two purposes. ... Miller intensified ...

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It was cold outside and the dark clouds looming above signaled that it was going to be colder still. Whereas, we two sat on the tiny bench in the laundry- the heater warming up our hearts. ... Such was the irony of fate that we had not yet exchanged our names. ... Outside, the evening was beautiful and the sun dipped further and further down where the sky blurred from orange to blood red and then to darker and darker hues until, save for the stars, the whole world plummeted into darkness. ...

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The last paragraph of the story lends more credence to the fact that he is a psychopath in which he tells us "[his] heart grew sick – on account of the dampness of the catacombs." ... The main character of the story, Emily Grierson, was raised by her father, who was a very controlling man; he chased away all of her potential suitors when she was young because they were not wealthy enough; the irony being that her family had lost their money and were no longer as highly regarded as they once were. ... These three stories have similar components; while Poe and Faulkner both use of dark hum...

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The theme of the story is the irony of fate and how life can take unpredictable turns. ... Her use of the article, "a- shows that it is not just heart trouble, but another type of heart trouble. ... The irony of this is that in the end, she actually dies of heart disease, but really it is also the other kind of heart trouble that kills her, as well. ... All of these elements of irony show how Mrs. ... When all of this, plus the irony of Mrs. ...

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