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    Diagram demonstrating the blueprint of the two pyramidal structures that frame the premise of the work. The position of the Argus is demonstrated by the yellow dot. The viewer's consideration is first attracted to the focal point of the canvas, at that point takes after the directional stream of the survivors' bodies, seen from behind and stressing to one side. As per the craftsmanship history specialist Justin Wintle, "a solitary even slanting cadence [leads] us from the dead at the base left,…

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    Kurtz Colonization

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    Kurtz and Colonization Heart of Darkness follows Marlow, a seaman, who embarks on a journey to the ‘heart of darkness’ to find Kurtz, a station commander. Along with a crew of cannibals and a few other white men, they travel along the Congo river to Kurtz’s station. When Marlow arrives he finds shocking sites such as the heads of rebels on pikes around Kurtz’s home. These events and other moments show that Kurtz is the embodiment of the ugly side of English colonization and for this reason he…

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    “Men! The only animal in the world to fear.” (Lawrence). David Herbert Lawrence’s quote demonstrates that mankind is so corrupt it is the only animal that we need to fear. Throughout the novel Conrad displays multiple themes about how mankind is unprincipled when removed from a civilized society. This goes on to prove that morals, reason, and restraint are vital in the lives of men or they will turn into animals. In Conrad’s novel, Heart of Darkness, he uses the literary elements of symbolism,…

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    What would it be like if human nature never became “civilized?” The modernist novella, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad allowed him to communicate the different aspects of humanity by using distinctly individualized characters. The classification of characters involved in portraying humanity are Europeans, Natives and those who do not conform to either category. Conrad’s commentary on human nature in his novella Heart of Darkness is overall negative and pessimistic. Nigerian novelist, poet,…

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    Malcolm Pringle 11/19/17 HIST 1312 Heart of Darkness In the story, Heart of Darkness, it is taken place in the 1800s about a steamboat captain named Charles Marlow who was making a voyage on the Congo River to find a man name, Kurtz. When Marlow landed in an African village, Marlow discovered the civilians that live there and had noticed the culture there. Marlow started to engage with the village people and had participated and their works. However, "both Marlow and Kurtz confront a conflict…

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    Heart Of Darkness, is a novel by Joseph Conrad, that raises issues of racism and colonialism, exploiting another country or territory's people and resources for the benefit of a more “civilized” nation. It tackles issues of parallel idea between savagery and civilization. How the so-called savages are treated in their own territory by supposedly civilized people. Black people being forced into slavery for ivory trading being tortured and killed in the process. In the story, Kurtz represents a…

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    In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Africa, specifically the Congo, is not only depicted as a wild country but a place which hosts the darkness of human nature. Marlow’s journey from the very beginning is accompanied by a variety of scenes of death, violence, disease, the cruelty of white people and savagery of Africans. Being curious about new lands, Marlow wants to meet the outstanding man of the colony - the man who is admired by every person in the colony. Marlowe imagined the figure of a…

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    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…

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    Themes In World War Z

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    The Horror Fiction novel called World War Z, is a book about an interviewer that catches stories from different places from around the world which forms into a giant story about the World War against this disease. The Plague starts slow and steady with not too many countries taking this threat into consideration. Overtime the Plague hits humanity when they least expected it, and drove the world into chaos. In Clarification, The reason the novel is called world war z is because it’s about the war…

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    Mario Fungi •Goombas GoombaSM3DWArtwork Description: Goombas have bushy eyebrows and a pair of fangs sprouting from their lower jaw. They never use their fangs, though. They generally tackle or bite an enemy. The Goombas once lived in peace in the Mushroom Kingdom, but they later joined the Koopa Troop. The Goombas are also probably the most common enemy in the entire Mario series, and they are also the weakest. Types of Goombas •Grand Goomba Description: The Grand Goomba is a…

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