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Heart of Darkness (con. tra cult) - Coggle Diagram
Heart of Darkness (con. tra cult)
Heart of Darkness:
kurtz -> gone too far in ivory trade
horrors of imperialism by europeans
conrad experience in belgian congo -> his finenst and most insightful achievement
cinema adaptation -> apocalypse now
a novella -> process of imperialism
Setting:
The River Thames (near London)
The Belgian Congo
Brussels
A BRIDGE between the Victorian values and the ideals of Modernism -> critical view imperialism
Writing Technique:
Frame-story narrative:
First narrator (conrad himself)
Second narrator, Marlow, tells the main story.
first narrator on a boat in the River Thames.
Introduction by the first narrator sets up central themes Marlow will explore:
The gloomy role of the city as a center of civilization.
The nature of imperialism.
An individual's ability to explore one's mind and reach the core of the subconscious.
Structure:
Divided into three chapters.
Each chapter represents a further approach to the heart of darkness.
Functions as a frame for the following one.