Illusions of the Mind "People only see what they are prepared to see." In the novel, Heart of Darkness, the Europeans witness a life unlike any they have ever seen. They must face a harsh reality, which challenges their restraints on society and work. They are put to the test with their values...

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• Grade Level: High School

Both Marlow and Willard begin to realize what the moral implications of imperialism brings. ... Kilgore possesses the same stateliness that the "miracle", as Marlow calls the accountant, does in Heart of Darkness. ... As Robert LaBrasca puts it, " consumer America dropped like phosphorus bombs into simple agrarian villages and wild forests" (LaBrasca 291). ...

• Word Count: 2033
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School