The setting, symbols, and the characters each contain light and dark images create the center theme of the novel. ... (Telegan 98) In the above mentioned quote Diane Telegan sums up the theme of light and darkness and even goes on farther to discuss the effects of it to a human. ... Once on the journey into the Congo it is very important to notice the transformation of the jungle itself as Marlow travels closer to Kurtz. ... Nearly every object of this dense book contains a deeper meaning, which in some way can be associated with the theme of light and darkness. ... The literal journey into th...

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The two books share a great deal in common, especially in tone and theme. ... William Golding's own experiences with a devastated world led in part to the dark picture of humanity painted in his novel. ... He describes the conditions in the jungle as "Thick- and "Sluggish-. ... This determinism is exhibited as Marlow sits in the jungle, helpless, as he waits for rivets to come to repair his ship. ... The impressionist movement greatly inspired Conrad and led to the vivid language used to create the deeply disturbed tone of the novel. ...

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