Heart Of Darkness 11
.... finally a voice. Never does he truly become a flesh and blood person; he always remains an abstraction. He is given definition only by what others make him out to be; Marlow himself notes that, "All of Europe contributed to the making of Kurtz." His importance lies not so much in himself, but in the effect that he has upon Marlow. At first, this influence manifests itself as merely a slight curiosity for a man who appears to embody the same moral principles that Marlow himself has. He was, as he puts it .....
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Heart Of Darkness 2
.... the description that Marlow gives about an incident he encounters, "And whiles I had to look after the savage who was a fireman…to look at him was as edifying as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches and a feather hat, walking on his hind-legs…he was useful because he had been instructed" (63-64). From this, Conrad acknowledges that although the natives take on some White
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Heart Of Darkness 3
.... and battle with the wilderness Marlow believes that it is a journey to “find yourself in what no other man can know”. In his experiences, particularly at the Inner station,”the farthest point” and “ culminating point” of his existance, Marlow reaches maturity and returns with a knowledge than is greater than his years. Influencing the remaining years of Marlows life, his search for Kurtz has ended in being presented with a man exposed to his evil ways and an individual .....
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Heart Of Darkness 5
.... account of the events taking place in 18nth century Africa. At times he goes into severe detail, in situations in which he is taken aback. This includes the travels through the marsh and swamp lands, the treatment of the natives, and the appearance of the new environment. When defining his surroundings he often uses transitions that revert back to the title of the work, allowing him to keep a theme of fear, death, and most significantly darkness. The setting is notably a major focus point in Conrad' .....
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Heart Of Darkness 6
.... Marlow says,"…he probably felt the need at last of asserting his self-respect in some way. Therefore he whacked the old nigger mercilessly."(p. 13 Conrad) Soldiers in combat are forced to bring the evil within themselves out every time they go into battle. The scene in Apocalypse Now where Captain Willard first meets Lt. Colonel Kilgore exhibits the power combat has in bringing out the dark side in humans. The attitude the soldiers have towards their enemy in the scene shows how evil humans can .....
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Heart Of Darkness 7
.... and mass shootings. This gruesome attack was motivated mainly by the fear
of cultural intermixing which would impurify the "Master Race."
Joseph Conrad's book, The Heart of Darkness and Francis Coppola's movie, Apocalypse Now are both stories about Man's journey into his self, and the discoveries to be made there. They are also about Man confronting his fears of failure, insanity, death, and cultural contamination.
During Marlow's mission to find Kurtz, he is also trying to find himself. He, like K .....
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Heart Of Darkness 8
.... the savages through benevolence. Marlow is astonished to see that the posts in front of the station house are crowned with heads. Mr. Kurtz arrives on a stretcher. Kurtz does not really want to leave the jungle where he is deified. He reluctantly allows himself to be brought aboard the boat, although his African mistress threatens to lead another attack. Late that night Kurtz flees to his followers' camp, but Marlow stops him. They depart the next day. As they steam back down river, Kurtz slowly peri .....
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Heart Of Darkness 9
.... Marlow arrives at the station he is shocked and disgusted by the sight of wasted human life and ruined supplies . The manager's senseless cruelty and foolishness overwhelm him with anger and disgust. Also through dramatic scenes such as the ‘Grove of Death’ Marlow convinces the frame narrator and also the reader the negatives of colonialism. It is only through the insight of Marlow however that this view is attainable. If, for instance, the station leader were relating the story to the reader .....
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Hedda Gabler, By Henrik Ibsen
.... Jorgen. This appearance of indifference is a trait that is usually common to men: Tesman - "My old morning shoes. My slippers look!…I missed them dreadfully. Now you should see them, Hedda." Hedda - "No thanks, it really doesn't interest me'. In another gender role reversal, Hedda displays a financial awareness, which her husband, Jorgen does not posses. Although Brack corresponds with Tesman about his honeymoon travels, he corresponds with Hedda concerning the financial matters. This is a role t .....
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Hemingways For Whom The Bell T
.... for Hemingway's lifelong fascination with war. Surviving World War I, he later covered the Greek-Turkish War in 1920, World War II and the Spanish Civil War in 1937, the setting for For Whom the Bell Tolls. In 1928, Hemingway's father committed suicide. He did not reflect on this event in his writing until the thoughts of Robert Jordan, the main character in For Whom the Bell Tolls, in 1940.
The Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) followed the failure of a military rebellion to overthrow Spain's democrat .....
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Hemmingway 2
.... In fact, Nick doesn’t necessarily have to analyze his problems for his life to suddenly simplify, just being in nature and by the River calms him down. “From the time he had down off the train and the baggage man had thrown his pack out of the open car door, things had been different.” (134) Hemmingway uses the trout as symbolism for Nick, his constant struggle to make it up stream compares to Nick’s constant struggle with the strong currents of his life. Nick checks on the trout .....
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Henry David Thoreaus Quest For
.... the pattern in which society had contorted the meaning of life into a competition for material possessions, rather than an enlightening experience. Thoreau sought a remedy to counteract the effects of society on the individual. Reduction. Thoreau reduced life down to the bare necessities, which included: Food, Shelter, Clothing, and Fuel. Once Thoreau simplified life, he created a domino effect--because "[he] did not work hard, [he] did [not] have to eat hard, and it cost [him] but a trifle for [his] .....
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Henry V
.... in his past and present and then becoming a leader among them by his authority, passion, and powers of expression.
Within his speech, he makes his men rise to "summon up the blood" (line 8, act 3, scene 1) and let loose that anger and blood upon the French. Henry gives his men incentives as to their nobility, "whose blood is fetched from the courage of the fathers who were tested by war" (line 19). Henry even refers their lineage back to Alexander the Great and his great empire. His nobles must be .....
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Hera
.... on him but on his mistresses, and their children. Among all of Zeus’ children Hercules was the greatest victim of Hera’s rage. Soon after Hercules’ birth she sent two huge snakes to kill him. Even though Hercules was still a baby he strangled the snakes with his bare hands. When he grew to be a man he married the Theban princess Megra, and together they had three children. Hera was still so full of hatred towards Hercules, so she sent a fit of madness on him. During the time of the fi .....
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Herman Hesses Demian
.... and reluctantly succumbs to what he believes to be his fate. The arrival of a new kid in town, Max Demian, is noticed by everyone due to the strange aura that surrounds him and his recently widowed mother. From the start, Sinclair feels a type of fascination for
Demian, a confusing feeling filled with both love and hate. “He was in
every respect different from all the others, was entirely himself, with a personality all his own which made him noticeable even though he did his best not to be .....
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