Both excerpts from Things Fall Apart and Heart of Darkness dealt with the concept of imperialism and colonialism. The two tests are very different from each other, mainly due to the fact that they were told in divergent perspectives. In Heart of Darkness, the Conrad stated, “The prehistoric man was cursing us, praying to us, welcoming us – who could tell? We were cut from the comprehension of our surroundings.” In making this comment, the author is clearly showing that the perceptions were told in the viewpoint of a white man. His impression on the Africans was that he thought they all looked the same and sounded the same, and it was the language barrier that permitted the two sides from communicating with each other. The African man was referred
