At the beginning of the book, the doctor makes a peculiar request: to measure Marlow's skull "in the name of science ". ... When the doctor says that "those men never come back ", he means it in both a literal and a figurative sense "they physically never return to his office, but also that they don't come home in the same state of mind as they had left in. ... Since Africa was called the ˜dark continent' in that time period, the name certainly is fitting. ... This statement proves to be quite nave when Marlow realizes that Africa is not a place to be enlightened in....

• Word Count: 834
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Millions of other Blacks were torn from their African homes and carried to the New World before the slave trade was ended. ... This network was called the Underground Railroad. ... "Stations" along the way--barns, attics, storerooms, secret rooms, and even straw mattresses--were places where the fugitives were fed and sheltered. ... The book does have a small anti-slavery message, but there is still a negative view of slavery in her book. ... The book does not talk about the horrors of slavery. ...

• Word Count: 928
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Then the British fought the Boers (as the settlers from Holland decided to call them selves) and the British won and took over the country. ... By the pass-laws all black South Africans (including Asian and people of mixed decent) had to carry a pass-book which held the information about where the persons could work, live and if she or he were even allowed to be traveling in the area they were stopped at. And if a person was stopped and did not have the pass-book on them or did not have the required stamps to be traveling in the area the punishment was a high fine or up to 45 days in prison. ....

• Word Count: 1200
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School