Review Of ' The Heart Of Darkness '

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Zeitler, Michael. “Isolation in Heart of Darkness.” Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature, 3-Volume Set, Facts on File, 2010. Bloom's Literature, online.infobase.com/HRC/Search/Details/38721?q=heart of darkness. Accessed 30 Nov. 2017.

Psychoanalytic criticism originated in the work of Austrian psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, who pioneered the technique of psychoanalysis. Freud developed a language that described, a model that explained, and a theory that encompassed human psychology. His theories are directly and indirectly concerned with the nature of the unconscious mind. Through his multiple case studies, Freud managed to find convincing evidence that most of our actions are motivated by psychological forces over which we have very limited control (Guerin 127). One of Freud’s most important contributions to the study of the psyche is his theory of repression: the unconscious mind is a repository of repressed desires,

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Mahatma Gandhi once said, “A man is but the product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes”, preaching to his admirers a foolproof formula: think advantageously, their lives will become fruitful but think adversely, their lives will become fruitless. Gandhi’s exhortation, stating that the thoughts a person fills their head with will bleed into the type of lives they live, proves true in both the stories Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, and Mountains Beyond Mountains, by Tracy Kidder. Kurtz, the idol in Heart of Darkness, and Paul Farmer, the hero in Mountains Beyond Mountains, adapt this formula in paradoxical fashions. Kurtz’s adaptation is to exploit the misfortunate that he comes into contact with, the natives of the African Congo,

Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness does not explicitly deal with a struggle between war and peace: the conflict is a psychological, moral one; however, the text’s implications that society is a thin veil over our innate savagery, the darkness at the roots of Western civilization, reveals disturbing truths about the peaceful, orderly lives we take for granted. The key to understanding Conrad’s novella lies in ascertaining the metaphorical significance of the “heart of darkness,” a search which may yield an answer as complex and obscure than any geographical, sociological or psychological solution.

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As a young boy, Conrad had a passionate desire to travel the sea; this desire was then conceded by his Uncle who took care of him when his parents died. When Conrad was around the age nine years old, he set in his mind that when he grew up he would go to Africa, the place where he once placed his finger upon on a blank space on a map that had an unsolved mystery. The main character, Marlow, is used in Heart of Darkness to reflect upon Conrad himself and his journey to the Congo in 1890. This novel, as well as the all of the others he has written, is filled with dark and gloomy encounters with

Some critics believe that in Heart of Darkness Conrad illustrates how ‘’the darkness of the landscape can lead to the darkness of the social corruption.” This statement means that if the environment is dark, then the people in that environment will match the surrounding feeling, which is dark and depressing. For example, if it is a gloomy rainy day, most people feel tired and not as happy. If it is a bright sunny day, the most people feel motivated to get things done and joyful. Yes, this statement is believable because I have noticed that the weather, my surroundings, and even other people’s behaviors around me affect my mood. Today, for instance, it rained all day and the sky was dark, as a result I slept throughout the whole

“... he cried out twice, a cry that was no more than a breath: ‘The horror! The horror!’” (Conrad). These are Kurtz dying words as he is on the boat leaving the Congo. His love for ivory and the Congo made him lose all humanity, he once had and consequently turn him into an animal mentally.

Heart of Darkness is written by Joseph Conrad and published in 1899. It is a novella written in the early modernism literary period.

When reading Joseph Conrad’s stunning work of literary fiction, Heart of Darkness, one is transported to the Congo’s jungles itself and has to ferociously fight until the end. The novel is readable to those determined to reach the end; the words are arranged almost in a way that makes the reader feel the struggle of the Congo. Reading the novel is indeed a journey itself, making the end worth the struggle.

Although, as a society, we discourage the process of not judging a book by its cover, we have all been guilty of doing it at some point. The first item we look at when we pick up a new book is the title and the cover as a whole. These are two key components when it comes to using our heuristics to decide if a book is worthwhile reading or not. With only two items to judge by, each has to hold significant importance in order to draw a reader into reading the novel. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad represents a mysterious title to draw readers into reading the novel, but hold a much more significant underlying meaning which represents many elements in the novel, while also symbolizing external concepts in the overall plot. The title represents many important elements such as the character of Mr. Kurtz and others, to the setting of Africa in the novel, and to the concept of the evil nature of imperialism outside of the novel. Through the title, Conrad has created significance for elements of the novel creating a very large impact on readers of the book.

Joseph Conrad is the writer of the short story Heart of Darkness. He was born in Ukraine where he learned English. For over fifteen years he worked as a sailor and this lead him to become a writer. Conrad has influenced many with his works, relating the characteristics of distant places with the difficulty of human responses to crisis. Growing up he had to deal with his country being partitioned, his father was condemned for conspiracy. His family was put into exile in Russia, where his mother died from an illness. His father died from the same illness a few years later, forcing Conrad to be an orphan where he lived with his uncle. His uncle loved him greatly. Conrad grew up with a dream to work at sea, and his Uncle supported him financially. He wanted to go to sea to depart from the nation that his parents died for. He worked on British ships that allowed him to travel Far East and to India. In 1890 he made a very important voyage through the Congo River. He explored these lands which brought up the topic of a dark continent. He was the pilot of a Belgium ship that he had to fix; his duty was to rescue a sick trader. Conrad experienced the inhuman conditions brought upon by slavery, which affected him physically and emotionally. He was against rulers having absolute power, opposed revolution and was not very convinced about social reform movements. There are many meanings that can be made with the title of the short story Heart of Darkness, whether it is the actual meaning