Ignorance And Racism In Heart Of Darkness
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Joseph Conrad develops themes of personal power, individual
responsibility, and social justice in his book Heart of Darkness. His book
has all the themes that make the book an adventure story- mystery, exotic
setting, escape, suspense, an unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe concluded,
"Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of the ....
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.... understand racism towards
"Blacks". Conrad's critics would have never called Conrad a racist, during
his time, but rather a great story teller who is kind hearted to "Blacks".
Conrad constantly referred to the natives, in his book, as black savages,
niggers, brutes, and "them", displaying what we see as racism toward the
African people. Conrad wrote, "Black figures strolled out listlessly… the
beaten nigger groaned somewhere" (Conrad 28) ....
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Number of pages: 4 (approx. 250 words per double-spaced page)
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