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Tag: Joseph Conrad

Heart of Darkness – Critical Analysis – Essay

Posted on November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 by JL Admin

Conrad drew attention to the last pages of ”Heart of Darkness” in his letter of 31 May 1902 to William Blackwood, in which he says that ”the interview of the man and the girl locks in—as it were—the whole 30000 words of narrative description into one suggestive view of a whole phase of life, and…

Heart of Darkness – Analysis

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 by JL Admin

Many of Conrad’s stories take place primarily in the all-male environment of the sailing ship, or other all-male social or work settings. Yet, the female characters in “Heart of Darkness” play an important role in the central themes and symbolism of the story. Female characters here include: Marlow’s aunt, who helps him to get the…

Heart of Darkness – Setting

Posted on November 11, 2021November 11, 2021 by JL Admin

Apocalypse Now  The 1978 film Apocalypse Now, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is based on Conrad’s story ”Heart of Darkness.” While Conrad’s story is set in the Congo in the 1890s, and is a commentary on imperialism in the form of Belgian colonization, Coppola’s film is set during the Vietnam War in the 1960s, and…

Heart of Darkness – Narrator – Imagery

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 by JL Admin

Narrator Narrative technique is an important element of Conrad’s literary style. This story is structured as an “embedded narrative.” This means that the central story, narrated by the fictional character Charlie Marlow, is “embedded” in a “frame” narrative, whereby the ”frame” narrator introduces Marlow’s character, and presents the central story as a direct quotation from…

Heart of Darkness – Themes

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 by JL Admin

Civilization and the Primitive  The central theme around which this story revolves is civilization versus wilderness. The symbolism that represents this theme is the opposition of light versus darkness. As in much of European art and literature, the imagery of ‘ ‘light” is associated with Western culture, civilization, knowledge, and the conscious mind. The imagery…

Heart of Darkness – Characters

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 by JL Admin

The Harlequin Russian Soldier  The Harlequin Russian soldier greets Marlow upon his arrival at Kurtz’s compound. A Westerner, he seems half-crazed and maniacally obsessed with the worship of Kurtz as an exceptional being.  Kurtz  Kurtz is a Company employee of “unsound methods,” whom Marlow has been charged with retrieving from the depths of the Congo….

Heart of Darkness – Summary

Posted on November 10, 2021November 10, 2021 by JL Admin

“Heart of Darkness” begins with the “frame” narrator’s description of a group of men relaxing on a private yacht one evening. One of the men, Charlie Marlow, a sailor, commences to tell his friends a tale of one of his adventures as the captain of a steamboat going down the Congo River. The rest of…

The Secret Sharer – Analysis

Posted on January 25, 2020January 25, 2020 by JL Admin

In “The Secret Sharer,” Joseph Conrad tells the story of two simultaneous journeys: the literal sea journey and the young captain’s journey toward self discovery. That his ship barely gets underway in the final pages of the story is an indication of which of the two journeys Conrad found most interesting. The young captain of…

The Secret Sharer – Themes

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 by JL Admin

Initiation and Self-Definition  The captain in “The Secret Sharer’ undergoes a process of initiation and self-definition. When confronted with the duties and responsibilities of a captain, he is not only overwhelmed but also impressed with all the responsibilities that he has taken on. He is constantly looking for reassurance from his crew that he is…

The Secret Sharer – Summary

Posted on January 24, 2020January 24, 2020 by JL Admin

“The Secret Sharer,” one of Polish-born Joseph Conrad’s more widely read sea stories, is a psychological tale narrated by a young ship captain who finds himself harboring a fugitive from another ship. As the story opens, the narrator has just taken command of his first ship, which is anchored in the Gulf of Siam. The…

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