Heart of Darkness, a novel by Joseph Conrad, and Apocalypse Now, a movie by Francis Ford Coppola are two works that parallel one another, but at the same time reflect their own era in time and their creator's own personal feelings and prejudices. ... "Apocalypse Now " is a movie that is similarly structured to the book but has many different meanings. ... Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now, are two works that parallel one another, but at the same time reflect their own era in time and their creator's own personal feelings and prejudices. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

As the mission begins, so too does a parallel, a bridge between two rivers: the Nung and the Congo. ... The overall thematic structure remains the same, but obviously the main distinction is the river setting. ... The people they meet and the experiences they deal with still resemble each other in structure, but Coppola took the liberty to adapt the characters to the setting of Apocalypse Now so that he could modernize "the horror". ...

• Word Count: 2033
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• Grade Level: High School