Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Should We Read "Heart of Darkness"


  • Answering this question is difficult because in order to analyze its worthiness, you have to first read it in depth
  • Heart of Darkness should be read as literature rather than historical or autobiographical fiction, because of its narrative style and the recurring themes (personification of darkness, ironic tone, apocalypse)
  • Misinterpreted as a seamen's yarn
  • Should be read as an "exemplary revelation of the ideology of capitalist imperialism, including its racism and sexism"

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