As Marlow travels up river, he first arrives at the outer station. ... Those who are unable to control their conscious side, run the risk of becoming mad, and Marlow struggles to control his. ... His savage side is battling to break through yet Marlow is desperately trying to fight with this other side, the side he does not want to have to face. ... Clearly, Marlow's story implies that the world men make for themselves, as well as others, is the result of the characters individual behaviour. ... Social mores are shown throughout Heart of Darkness but at times cause more harm than good...

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As the mission begins, so too does a parallel, a bridge between two rivers: the Nung and the Congo. ... Marlow realizes his tale as embodying this thought and relays his ideas to his audience at the beginning of his story by saying: I was thinking of very old times, when the Romans first came here, nineteen hundred years ago-the other day .Light came out of this river since-you say Knights? ... Meanwhile, Willard finds himself on the Nung River during the chaos of the Vietnam War. ... The crews of both vessels hear eerie human cries, as Marlow explains it, "modulated in savage discord .s...

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Marlow is commissioned as an ivory agent and is sent to ivory stations along the river. ... On the other hand, Willard seemed to have a death wish. ... The dominant theme of Heart of Darkness and the "Apocalypse Now " is man's vulnerability to falling under the spell of his darker side and the various ways his savage side can be unleashed. ... The ultimate extreme of man's dark side, as explored in the novel and film, is madness. ... Marlow on the other hand, just had to explore what was going on deep in the jungle. ...

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Some keep it tucked away, never to be seen, while others use it as a model for living. ... When one looks into this quote, one can see that through gaining in life others will suffer. ... Through his strong will he slowly began to realize that in order to thrive others must perish. ... His ability to overlook the flaws of others seems nonexistent. ... It spawns from the dark side that the world has, and will always, have that pushes everything towards perfection. ...

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As Marlow is making his way up the Congo River he translates what he sees into words. ... " Furthermore during the movie one of Willard's Generals explains to him: "Between the rational and irrational, between the good and the evil, the good does not always triumph, the dark side overcomes the better aptitude of our nature" This line is a great example that shows that somehow, someway the evil side of us overpowers our will of doing good. ... Both Heart of Darkness and "Apocalypse Now" deal with the horrible dark side of colonialism and imperialism. ...

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The phrase "they live in a world of their own" demonstrates that the women do not have much knowledge about matters other than the things that directly affect themselves: "If women are given the chance to set [the world] up, it would go to pieces before the first sunset... Women, on the other side, have lived in a society that is away from the harsh truth. ... He does not reflect on her advice because he believes that like the other European women, his aunt is living in a bubble that is deprived from the truth. ... He demonstrates his restraint by respecting the Helmsman's dead body a...

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