Racism & Imperialism in Racism & Imperialism in "The Heart of Darkness" "The Heart of Darkness"

by Joseph Conradby Joseph Conrad

Greta StennerGreta StennerNohemí Gómez Nohemí Gómez PalacioPalacioFrancisco GutiérrezFrancisco GutiérrezAidé Miranda Aidé Miranda Roberto JiménezRoberto Jiménez

Greta’s Example- Page Greta’s Example- Page 7 Chapter 17 Chapter 1

Here we can see an example of Here we can see an example of imperialismimperialism, since they refer to them as , since they refer to them as “their enemies”. It shows the rivality between “their enemies”. It shows the rivality between the Europeans and the natives. As we can the Europeans and the natives. As we can see, they call them their enemies, which is see, they call them their enemies, which is why we can infer they want to take over why we can infer they want to take over them.them.

Roberto's Example. Roberto's Example. Chapter 1 Page 5Chapter 1 Page 5

In this paragraph we In this paragraph we can see can see racismracism because a white man because a white man punishes his slave punishes his slave with everybody with everybody watching to teach watching to teach him a lesson. This him a lesson. This shows the white men shows the white men had power over the had power over the black men. White black men. White men decided if men decided if someone was guilty someone was guilty or not.or not.

Mimi's Example Mimi's Example Chapter 1 Page 3 Chapter 1 Page 3

In this paragraph In this paragraph we can see an we can see an example of example of racismracism because they are because they are refering to refering to Africans as Africans as savages This was savages This was the way they saw the way they saw them. them.

Aide's ExampleAide's ExampleChapter 2 Page 3Chapter 2 Page 3

Here the white man are being racist because Here the white man are being racist because they're describing the natives from Africa like they're describing the natives from Africa like animals, like "prehistoric", they believe they are animals, like "prehistoric", they believe they are more "civilized" than the natives; they have a more "civilized" than the natives; they have a more developed mind and education. more developed mind and education.

Pancho's Example Pancho's Example Chapter 3 Page 9Chapter 3 Page 9

It is an example of racism because they It is an example of racism because they murdered innocent people with no reason, murdered innocent people with no reason,

and they treated them as if they were and they treated them as if they were inferior to them.inferior to them.

ConclusionConclusionJoseph Conrad wrote The Joseph Conrad wrote The

Heart of Darkness in a way it Heart of Darkness in a way it reflected how racism and reflected how racism and

imperialism occured in those imperialism occured in those times. Today, Africa still times. Today, Africa still

suffers the effects of suffers the effects of Imperialism.Imperialism.