Heart Of Darkness 5

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the travels through the marsh and swamp lands, the treatment of the natives, and the appearance of the new environment. When defining his surroundings he often uses transitions that revert back to the title of the work, allowing him to keep a theme of fear, death, and most significantly darkness. The setting is notably a major focus point in Conrad's work, and although time plays little role in the novel, the background encompasses much of the story line, and teaches the reader the conditions of the time period.
Heart of Darkness not only informs the reader, but also entertains them with a riveting plot about the evils of capitalism, when imposed upon a more simple society. It also address the abuses of natives, through multiple chronicles of slavery, from a first hand account. The novel is organized in a straight forward manner, basic enough to follow through the jungle depictions and the expedition itself. Though in specific instances the narrative flow became lost in ...

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