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Jzef TeodorKonrad

Korzeniowski

Universidad Nacional deVilla Mara

English Literature II

Florencia Lerda

12th April 2012

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JosephConrad

Biography

Historical Context

Literary Style

Main Works

Heart of Darkness

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Biography

Born in1857 in the Russianoccupied city of Berdyczw, Ukraine

Educated by his mother's brother

in Krakw Entered the French MarineService in 1874

Worked as a seaman on Englishships in England in1878

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Biography

Became a British citizen in 1886

Began his first novel, Almayer's Folly,in 1889

Took command of a steamship in theBelgian Congo in 1890, whichinfluenced Heart of Darkness

Married Jessie George in 1896 andhad two sons

Died in 1924

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Historical Context

The imperialist age: 1850-1914

Imperialism: a countrys policy of

exerting control over other nations

through military, political, or economiccoercion

European countries vs. colonies

Imperialism in Africa: 1880 Berlin Conference: 1884-1885

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Historical Context

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Literary Style

Narrative technique

Adjectival style

English influenced by Polish andFrench

Intermediate narrators

Multiple points of view

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Main Works An Outcast of the Island(1896)

The Nigger of the 'Narcissus(1897)

Youth(1898)

Lord Jim (1900)

Amy Foster (1901)

Heart of Darkness(1902)

Nostromo (1904)

The Secret Agent(1907) The Secret Sharer (1909)

Victory(1915)

The Shadow Line(1917)

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Heart

of

Darkness

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Heart of Darkness

Publishing Information

Plot

SettingMain Characters

Minor Characters

Point of viewThemes

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Heart of Darkness

Publishing Information

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Genre: Novella, frame narrative.

Publisher: Blackwood's Magazine

Publication date: 1902

Media type: Print (serial)

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Heart of Darkness

PlotBased on Joseph

Conrads own experience

traveling up the CongoRiver into the African

interior, Heart of Darknessfollows the disturbing

journey of English ivory-

trading agent Marlow who,working for a Belgian

company, travels into thejungles of Africa in search

of a mysterious mannamed Kurtz. Shmoo

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Heart of Darkness

Setting

Aboard the Nellieon the ThamesRiver in 1891

The Congo River in Africa around

1890

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Heart of Darkness

Point of View

First person: Unnamed character

First Person: Marlow

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Heart of Darkness

Main Characters

Marlow: philosophical, independent-minded, eloquent, skeptical ofImperialism

Kurtz: talented, clever, well-educated,"universal genius, "hollowman," violent, evil

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Heart of Darkness

Minor Characters General Manager Brickmaker

Chief Accountant

Pilgrims Cannibals Russian trader

Helmsman Kurtz's African mistress Kurtz's Intended

Aunt The men aboard the Nellie

Fresleven

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Heart of Darkness

Themes

The Hypocrisy of Imperialism

Madness as a Consequence ofImperialism

Good vs. Evil

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Works Cited

Abrams , M. H., The Norton Anthology of EnglishLiterature. 6th ed. New York: W.W. Norton &Company, Inc., 1993. Print.

An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrads Heart of

Darkness by Chinua Achebe Joseph Conrad Biography.notablesbiography.com. Encyclopedia of WorldBiography. n.d.Web. 5 April 2012.

SparkNotes. Heart of Darkness . 2012. 5 April2012.

Shmoop Editorial Team. "Heart ofDarkness" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11

Nov. 2008. Web. 5Apr. 2012.