Kurtz

descent from idealism to madness. The entire passage could be considered a direct reference to Kurtz’s state of mind towards the end of the novel. Much like these faithless pilgrims, Kurtz becomes overwhelmed with his desire to own more ivory until drives him to commit horrific acts in the hopes of obtaining more. Kurtz is described as revering ivory in a very similar manner. "You should have heard him say, 'My ivory.' Oh, yes, I heard him. 'My Intended, my ivory, my station, my river, my - '…

The Essay About Africa The problem with history is that it is written by the victors. Many are entirely unaware of what has been lost through ignorance and discrimination throughout time, and many only know one side of the story. Chinua Achebe’s novel, Things Fall Apart, is an insightful presentation of African culture which has been lost to enigma in our history books. On the surface the novel functions as an antithesis to Joseph Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness, but on a deeper level forms a…

The Sympathizer and the two sides of every issue Everything having multiple sides, one of the major themes of The Sympathizer, is an important aspect of many works. In The Sympathizer, this theme appears in many areas, but one of the most important ways is the narrator himself. The narrator is, as he puts it, “a man of two faces. Perhaps not surprisingly, I am also a man of two minds. … I am simply able to see any issue from both sides.” (Nguyen 1). Close to the end of the book, the importance…

exploring the mysterious land of Africa. But during that time, Africa was in a state of conflict due to slavery that led to many violence and killings. Marlow was assigned to pick up several documents and reports from the inner circle where he meets Kurtz, head of an ivory sector, also known to be a cruel ruler to the natives. From the following characters, we can see just how humans could treat,…

At first glance, it seems deceptively incongruous to assume any explicit degree of corresponding resemblance between the three given forms of narrative media, but upon closer examination, a number of similarities and understated analogies emerge, despite the stark contrast in the overall tone, setting and characters. By comparing these works on the basis of their shared deployment of identifiable narrative techniques, disregarding criticisms based on character development, plot and authorial…

Kurtz) succumb to them. Human nature is portrayed as evil, characterised by cruelty, futility, greed, lust and hate. As Marlow travels from the Outer Station to the Central Station and finally up the river to the Inner Station, he encounters scenes of torture…

where the product is to be sold. All these four elements act concertedly to determine the odds of market uptake of a product. If the right product is sold at the right price in the wrong place, then it is unlikely that it would fare well in market (Kurtz, 2010). The same applies to Apple products, with the element of place obliging the company to build products which feature multilingual support…

A person needs a strong resolve to break the cycle of procrastination. The person can create a procrastination profile to determine why they procrastinate (Kurtz, 1990, para. 14), or keep track by taking note of when he or she procrastinates. Some people use a calendar to schedule repetitive tasks and keep track of appointments. If a person has a smartphone, there is a reminder feature that one can use to track…

unmasking of that darkness, though he is not morally opposed to violence (Taylor, 197). This unmasking brings to light the inequalities between the natives and the outsiders though calls into question the ideologies of the West as well (Funge, 1261). Kurtz represents even more racial inequality. He has lived his live based on cruelty and manipulation of the natives. His ultimate goal was to civilize the savages. In the documents that he leaves for Marlow there is a pamphlet that includes…

The Congo in The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest obstacles that Marlow (protagonist) must face when he decides to journey to Kurtz’s station to meet the legendary ivory collector. On Marlow’s journey nature provides a constant and arduous threat that Conrad embodies as the jungle in the Congo. Nature itself in the book has a multitude of meanings and uses, such as an antagonist for Marlow, and a constant theme throughout the book. For Marlow, while on his journey he…