Heart of Darkness: Character StudiesBloomsbury Academic, 2008 M05 27 - 110 pages Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness (1899) is one of the most important literary works of the early twentieth century. It has provoked much critical debate, on issues such as fin de siècle doubt and pessimism, European colonialism, racism, and misogyny. Engaging with the novel's characters is crucial to understanding its complexity and its criticalhistory. |
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... argues , among other interesting things , that Marlow , an untrustworthy narrator due to his lies , ' might not have praised " the idea " [ of imperialism , in his prologue ( p . 20 ) ] or idealized the Intended if he had had an ...
... argues that the ' passage is condescending , pater- nalistic , and resonates with ethnocentric clichés , yet it consistently upsets our expectations through qualifications and tonal shifts ' ; he also mentions ' Marlow's racist canine ...
... argues that the " The horror ! ' might not have been Kurtz's final words : ' Marlow was dining in the mess room at the time of [ Kurtz's ] death . It is possible that in his delirium Kurtz could have spoken anything without being ...