Category: Heart Of Darkness

What is psychological literary criticism? What is Freud’s Theories and how to apply in the novel Heart of Darkness? The psychological criticism: An approach to literary criticism that interprets writings, authors and readers through a psychological lens. Focus on expressing the subconscious at work, looking at psychology in the narration itself as well as in…

The novel Heart of Darkness, written by Joseph Conrad, is centered around a skilled sailor named Marlow and his journey up the Congo River. Marlow was fascinated by the darkness on the map, and had a desire to explore. In his novel, Conrad represents time and history by using Marlows journey to Africa to expose…

An illusion happens in the mind and is the projected onto external data such as experiences or circumstances. Reality is what actually exists independent of the perceiver, it does not rely on the mind to alter it. Illusion and reality directly affect each other, an illusion could not be possible without reality. Likewise, Heart of…

Throughout history and in literature, the classic war between passion and responsibility manifests, driving conflict between individuals, as well as drawing divides in characters minds. The novels Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, and Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, as well as the film Black Panther epitomize that concept with the internal wars that…

Heart of Darkness is a novella written by British-Polish novelist Joseph Conrad in 1899. Marlow, the narrator of the novel tells his story to the friends on a boat on the River Thames. Marlow tells a story about his early life as a boat captain. While narrating his story, Marlow can be seen describing the…

Truth dictates reality. With each new discovering, knowledge is gained and cannot be lost, forcing people to live a new reality. Often, this new truth, this new reality is so harsh that people would rather favor ignorance. Humans protect their hopes and dreams of tomorrow with lies and ignorance to make life easier to live.…

From analysing both novels it is clear to say that both show a negative correlation to the environment and the characters rapid decline in mental health. It is easy to see that in The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, the deeper Marlow travels along the Congo River, deeper into the heart of Africa, the…

Cross-cultural encounter facilitates personal growth and challenges understandings of the self and world. By encountering different cultures, individuals are able to gain an understanding of their own culture as well as the world around them. Joseph Conrads novel Heart of Darkness, explores the journey of British explorers up the Congo River and the inhumanity towards…

Introduction to the Theme of Fascination with Abomination Mankinds fascination with the abomination (Conrad, 31) is the general theme which permeates both Joseph Conrads novella Heart Of Darkness and Francis Ford Coppolas film adaptation Apocalypse Now; both stories follow a mans fascination with the abomination, as well as his eventual initiation and descent into the…

Joseph Conrad and Henry Lawson use environment and setting to challenge the motivations and values of the characters in their texts. Specifically, Conrad uses the philosophical, independent-minded and sceptical character of Marlow to juxtapose the hypocrisy of 1890s British imperialism in his novella, Heart of Darkness. Conrad typically embellished personal experience in his novels, with…