Essay Archive - Importance of Restraint in Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness
Importance of Restraint in Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness
Throughout Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness the importance
of restraint is greatly stressed. This being the restraint to remain human
and maintain sanity. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow was able to remain his
restriant despite how difficult it was for him. He was always surrounded
by cannibals and constant chaos. On the other hand, Kurtz was unable to
keep his restriant, as a result he lost his humanity and sanity, and
eventually died because of it. In Lord of the Flies,....
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