Heart of Darkness Group at eNotes

Marlow's Feelings for Kurtz

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:04:16 PST

How do you think Marlow felt about Kurtz? Explain on what part of the novella you are basing your answer.

Compare and Contrast the views on imperialism as revealed in the excerpt...

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 09:21:42 PST

Compare and Contrast the views on imperialism as revealed in the excerpt from "Heart of Darkness" and the essay "Shooting an Elephant"

In general, he's not condescending towards Africans. Marlow has...

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 21:09:00 PST

In general, he's not condescending towards Africans. Marlow has traveled the world and recognizes the difference between a people being technologically advanced and morally advanced. He starts off his tale with the story of the Romans coming to Britain as a comparison to Europeans in Africa, in which he calls the Britons savages. On the trip to the Congo, he notes which group of people belong there and which don't. He scoff's at his...

Marlow's biggest challenge has to do with the "changes on the inside". ...

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:40:59 PST

Marlow's biggest challenge has to do with the "changes on the inside". He was warned of these by the doctor in the Company's offices. He recognizes these changes occurring during his trek to the Central Station, and then at the Central Station, he throws himself into work because that's what shows a man's true worth to himself. This fight against this change culminates when Marlow is at the brink of killing Kurtz. Marlow recognizes...

In heart of Darkness what are Marlow’s challenges, which of these are...

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:30:28 PST

In heart of Darkness what are Marlow’s challenges, which of these are his greatest challenge?

It is thought that Conrad was sexist based on some of the things that...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:15:31 PST

It is thought that Conrad was sexist based on some of the things that Marlow thought and said about women in the novel. Refer to the section before Marlow was to leave and visted his aunt. She was discussing the "savages" and he made the comment that women live in their own world and thats the way it'll always be

The setting of a story is just as you have stated: It is the...

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:37:05 PST

The setting of a story is just as you have stated: It is the time, location and social environment of the particular story. For example, in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, the setting is a small, rural Alabama town in the 1930s (or possibly late 1920s). The social environment is also important in this story, since there are dramatic differences and divisions among the townspeople; the black citizens live in a different part of town than...

What is an example of a setting?

Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:26:43 PST

What is an example of a setting?

The frame narrator serves a few different purposes in the novella. First...

Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:06:24 PST

The frame narrator serves a few different purposes in the novella. First of all, it allows the novella a personal perspective. By telling the story from a first-person witness account, there is more credibility and realism associated. The frame narrator also allows for commentary about actions and motivates that might not be seen otherwise. The narrator is able to give his own interpretation of people and events without being personally...

What is the purpose of the "frame narrator," the first-person...

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:45:59 PST

What is the purpose of the "frame narrator," the first-person perspective, at the novel's opening and close?

In what ways is David Dabydeen's 'The Intended' a critique of Joseph...

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:28:20 PST

In what ways is David Dabydeen's 'The Intended' a critique of Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'?

discuss the treatment of women in the heart of darkness.

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:38:39 PST

discuss the treatment of women in the heart of darkness.

what are the morals and values in heart of darkness?

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:02:25 PST

what are the morals and values in heart of darkness?

Describe Kurtz's behavior with the natives? Describe Kurtz's "wild and...

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:54:59 PST

Describe Kurtz's behavior with the natives? Describe Kurtz's "wild and gorgeous apparition of a woman."

Heart of Darkness - Novel Test

This novel exposes the myth behind colonisation whilst exploring the...

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 05:08:53 PST

This novel exposes the myth behind colonisation whilst exploring the three levels of darkness that the protagonist, Marlow, encounters--the darkness of the Congo wilderness, the darkness of the European's cruel treatment of the natives, and the unfathomable darkness within every human being for committing heinous acts of evil. Conrad himself was exposed to the brutality of European attitudes in the Congo when he worked as a captain of a...

Wright a notes on the narrative mode in the novel the "Heart Of Darkness".

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:05:40 PST

Wright a notes on the narrative mode in the novel the "Heart Of Darkness".

how is syntax and diction used in this quote from the Heart of Darkness?

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:58:29 PST

how is syntax and diction used in this quote from the Heart of Darkness?

Heart of Darkness & The Secret Sharer Test

The shifts in narrative are because this is a story within a story,...

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 10:50:19 PST

The shifts in narrative are because this is a story within a story, sometimes called a "frame" story because the primary story "frames" the secondary story. As Heart of Darkness begins, Marlow is sitting on a boat called a "yawl," clearly a sailboat since he refers to the sails. The narrator describes to the reader the men around him, the "Director of Companies, who is the captain, and "four others," who include Marlow and the narrator...