Monday, November 26, 2012

heart of darkness

After getting through most of the confusing parts, at the end of the book i really enjoyed it. When i started reading, i wasn't sure of what the story had to do with the class. I think that it has to do with evil because once Marlow is in Africa, he is surrounded with nothing but evil. There are cannibals, random cannon shootings, the bad guy Kurtz, dead bodies, skulls, etc. Good is no where to be found, so Marlow has no other choice but to choose evil and become intrigued by the ways of Kurtz. In the end, once he is out of the evil area, he still shows the effects of it when he lies to Kurtz's fiancee. He stresses how much he hated lies at the beginning, but after being around the people and conditions at the station, he has obviously changed,

1 comment:

  1. Excellent insights, Eva. So Marlow has his "choice of nightmares." Why is he tempted to turn to the jungle as Kurtz has? What is it about The Company, Europe, Civilization that causes Marlow to consider turning his back on them, as Satan and Othello turn their backs on "good"? Glad to see the word "enjoy" in a post about H of D!

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