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Essay Archive - Heart of Darkness: Ignorance and Racism
Heart of Darkness: Ignorance and Racism
Joseph Conrad develops themes of personal power, individual
responsibility, and social justice in his book Heart of Darkness. His book has
all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale - mystery, exotic setting,
escape, suspense, unexpected attack. Chinua Achebe concluded, "Conrad, on the
other hand, is undoubtedly one of the great stylists of modern fiction and a
good story-teller into the bargain" (Achebe 252). Yet, despite Conrad's great
story telling, he has also been viewed as a racist by some of his critics.
Ache....
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