Prompt: How does Conrad show the relation between insanity and physical illness? How does this book show the impact of someone's environment on their mental health?
Intro: Have you ever been to a new place and felt uneasy? Perhaps it was creepy, unusual, or just foreign. That is how the characters in Heart of Darkness felt when they traveled to the Congo. Everything was foreign and strange and, after a while, it took a significant toll on their mental and physical health.
Thesis: Conrad shows the relation between insanity and physical illness primarily through the character of Kurtz and his spiral into madness. Additionally, this book shows the impact of someone’s environment on their mental health through the jungle and the effect that
Intro: Have you ever been to a new place and felt uneasy? Perhaps it was creepy, unusual, or just foreign. That is how the characters in Heart of Darkness felt when they traveled to the Congo. Everything was foreign and strange and, after a while, it took a significant toll on their mental and physical health.
Thesis: Conrad shows the relation between insanity and physical illness primarily through the character of Kurtz and his spiral into madness. Additionally, this book shows the impact of someone’s environment on their mental health through the jungle and the effect that