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The writer argues that Hardy deliberately makes the character of Henchard disagreeable for the purpose of illustrating that he cre...

Heart of Darkness, the seminal masterpiece by Joseph Conrad, is a study in cruelty and the degeneration of man into beast as the t...

supreme being. This attribution was fatalistic in that it meant that there was little hope for mankind overall, however. Man was...

central point of the narrative. The company accountant is the first character to refer to Kurtz and he tells Marlow that Kurtz i...

African author Chinua Achebe argues that the extended metaphor that Conrad uses to relate his principal theme is founded on the vi...

of sounds within any language, the speakers in a language community all feel that certain sounds either "the same" or "different" ...

In two pages this paper contrasts and compares the differences and similarities in the writings of these poets, essayists, and phi...

and his lack of desire for monetary gain at their expense. What the student may wish to expound upon at this point is that man is ...

complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves" (Bowers 91). Marlow is discouraged by other Europeans who work for the enigm...

changed dramatically. Huxley writes: "In place of the old pleasures demanding intelligence and personal initiative, we have vast o...

Conrads Heart of Darkness, the main character Charles Marlow relates his story of being a captain of a Congo steamer. In this fram...

this one sees that within the interior of Africa, or as Marlow moves into the interior there are signs of what Imperialism has don...

that characterized European imperialism in the late nineteenth century. Both Marlow, the narrator of the story, and Kurtz their in...

1902 novel Heart of Darkness is widely acknowledge as a literary classic that provides considerable psychological insight into the...

Joseph Conrad's use of dialect and other literary techniques was influenced by many writers who came before. This paper links his ...

some degree of forbidden impulses and thoughts. Most, however, do not act upon these thoughts and impulses. Hannibal Lechter dev...

In 5 pages the Victorian class consciousness that reached a pinnacle during the mid to late 19th century is examined as it is refl...

In six pages this paper examines 20th century modernist literature in a consideration of such concepts as impressionism, postmoder...

Though not his most famous work, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer is a showcase for the author's command of language. This paper ...

In eight pages this paper discusses Joseph Conrad's battles with depression and how this affected his novel Heart of Darkness. Ni...

In 8 pages this paper discusses characterizations, relationships, and how they thematically represent society and the individual i...

own ship, Otago" (ClassicReader.com). The same year also saw him become an official British citizen. "In the following years Co...

Verloc has used her brother, her foundation for understanding her husband dissolves and the two no longer are able to communicate....

an employee of the Company who has become erratic, and bring him home. In so doing, Marlow has to face his own "heart of darkness"...

making of an immense success" (Conrad Chapter III p. NA). Marlow could not deny such facts he really had no knowledge of, and yet ...

so moved by the portrayal of Adam that he begins to identify with Adam. Like Adam at the beginning of creation, he, too, is lonely...

the antiques she notes that "there was no need of love (Jennings). This appears to be a reflection of her most hidden needs and de...

The writer of this 6 page paper argues that Tess, the heroine of Hardy's novel Tess of the D'Ubervilles, is doomed before the stor...

While he, his wife, and their child are traveling, they stop at a fair. Henchard becomes so drunk that he sells his wife and child...

the dream-sensation, the co-mingling of absurdity, surprise and bewilderment in a tremor of struggling revolt". Conrad urges hi...