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a boat docked on the River Thames in England, The tale tells of how Marlow acquired a position at an ivory trading company in the Congo, his journey from England to his new post, and the horror he experienced at the sight of the conditions of the black slaves. During his trip, he repeatedly hears about a man named Kurtz who plays a central role in the ivory business. Marlow eventually finds Kurtz, a man driven by madness and worshipped by the natives. Kurtz dies from disease, and Marlow carries…

How are Salem witch trials and the Red Scare similar? The Salem witch trials began in 1692 and the Red Scare in the fifties. However, both of these events are alike because they both involved a witch hunt against people with unpopular views. Although the Salem witch trials and Red Scare are decades apart, the similarities through the causes and the trial proceedings. One way the trial in Salem is like the communist scare involves fear and corrupt authority figures as the causes. In Salem the…

regulation and regardless of any procedure. Pure and hard power that was exercised without any legal limit and in a totally despotic way. Although Trumbo managed to circumvent the prohibition at the price of being exploited and self-exploit in the black market of screenwriters. Dalton Trumbo managed to survive the endless nightmare. He was a stellar scriptwriter to which the witch-hunt closed all the doors to him, imprisoned him, ruined him, forced him to exile Mexico, and forced him to sell…

story. The storyteller, Marlow, recounts his time on his trip and the brutality that he saw conducted by the Europeans on the natives. Modern day readers are able to look at the past; however, recently people have begun to discuss if the author, Joseph Conrad, is a racist leading to many conversations. Upper classmen in high school should be required to read Heart of Darkness because it increases their awareness of global social issues and will add to a better understanding of complex…

Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” John F. Kennedy once said, “conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.” Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” goes a long way in proving this statement. Her short story revolves around a small farming village that clings to past traditions in hopes of a better life. “The Lottery” refers to events that took place around the time the actual short story was written. Because of this, Jackson has the ability, through her story, to critique the society she…

on Hollywood and the entertainment business. During the ‘red scare’ when there was a fear of communism senator Joseph McCarthy produced a series of investigations in an effort to expose communism. Hollywood was subject to these investigations. If anyone is the entertainment industry was found to be so monist or have had any communistic relations or ties in their past they would be black-listed. This film examines the events of effects of the McCarthyism period through the eyes of an…

There are numerous credible facts that clearly prove why Heart of Darkness should not be taught in schools across America. Joseph Conrad had the sheer audacity to describe exactly what he saw in the Congo with great detail and purpose. With Conrad’s experiences and morals, this novel establishes itself as a very noteworthy and informative piece of work that captures the intensity of the early 1900’s Congo. One of the major complaints about Heart of Darkness is Conrad’s crude, straight-forward…

Along with all the death that war has brought, the dilemma of how carelessly lives are thrown away is also raised. In Joseph Heller’s Catch-22, he satirizes the struggles of wartime for a combat pilot Yossarian that finds himself unable to escape the “Catch 22” system. Forced to fly seemingly endless missions alongside high death probabilities, Yossarian finds that the enemies are all around him from his own living cells to his commanding officer. The novel follows him and his companion’s…

In Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, the motif of antiquity runs consistently and purposefully throughout the story. Conrad explores antiquity in order to address the recurring themes of civilization, savagery, and what exactly separates the two. The references of ancient civilization are made through the use of allusion, comparing central figures of the story to central figures of the stories in Greek mythology. These allusions prove significant as they parallel themes running throughout the…

Joseph Conrad’s controversial novella, Heart of Darkness, reveals European colonization’s impact on Central Africa. Heart Of Darkness is narrated by Marlow, who sails through Africa on his ship, meeting people such as Kurtz and local natives along the way. Conrad describes in detail the state of the Africans and the brutal treatment from the Europeans and shows how inhumane slavery can be. In the end he discovers the humanity and darkness in the natives, Kurtz, and himself. The novel was based…