Heart of Darkness Group
Is the movie "Apocalypse Now" true to the book "Heart of Darkness?
Created by monneyman3 on Jan 12, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group.- What is affirmed, if anything, in the novel?
Created by judythatsme on Nov 10, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group. 
In what way is marlowe condescending towards africans in the reading the heart of darkness?
Created by marcusjrangel on Oct 30, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
Was "Heart of Darkness" just a dark and depressing novel? Or were there positive moments in it? Why did they seem positive?
Created by conehead2 on Sep 28, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
If "Heart of Darkness" follows a hero's motif, then what is the end result? How does Marlow become more than what he is and why?
Created by abretschneider on Aug 23, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.- How is Marlowe's quest like a journey of a hero? To me, Marlowe seemed somewhat uncaring of the situation of colonial Africa.
Created by abretschneider on Aug 19, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group. - Discuss the narrative techniques of ''Heart of Darkness.''
Created by imran333 on Aug 8, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
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In general, he's not condescending towards Africans. Marlow has traveled the world and...
Posted by imomomo on Nov 2, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
One of the themes in the novel is that of solidarity, the bonds of humanity that unite us all....
Posted by mshurn on Aug 17, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
You will get many answers to this post. For my bet, I would say that a major theme of Conrad's...
Posted by akannan on Aug 16, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group.- Conrad clearly defines evil through Kurtz and the colonial system that produced and protected...
Posted by mshurn on Jul 18, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group. - I agree with post #3 about how the notion of retelling stories is an aspect that is affirmed in...
Posted by akannan on Jul 18, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group. - Coppola's film is similar to the book, and there are some good and valid representations that are...
Posted by akannan on Jul 18, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group. 
The themes are the same in that a neophyte journeys up a river to "rescue" a man given over the...
Posted by jeff-hauge on Jan 13, 2009 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
I think Conrad does a remarkable job in showing the evils of colonialism and the evil inside...
Posted by ms-mcgregor on Nov 10, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
Given the general darkness of Conrad's classic work, it's easy to assume that nothing is...
Posted by gbeatty on Nov 10, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.- This "story within a story" technique is called a "frame story". Other...
Posted by morrol on Nov 6, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group. - Aside from the beauty of the book, and the depths of the themes and ideas, Conrad himself makes...
Posted by morrol on Nov 6, 2008 in the Heart of Darkness Group.
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