Heart of Darkness

by Joseph Conrad

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What is a critical analysis of the use of the concept of wilderness in Heart of Darkness?

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The idea of wilderness pervades the text, but it is only applied to certain settings and characters.  Consider the two rivers in the text, the Thames and the Congo.  Which is portrayed as...

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