"'And this also,' said Marlow suddenly, 'has been one of the dark places on the earth.'" (66)
In this novel, darkness means much more than just having the lights off. However darkness can mean many different things, and these are just a few that relate to this book:
"Characterized by gloom"
"Difficult to understand"
"Obscure"
"Lacking knowledge and power"
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/darkness)
Darkness can also mean being incapable of seeing (in a deeper sense). For example, what this means is being incapable of being able to understand another person. Darkness is what lies deep under the layers of a person beneath all of the outside distractions. Throughout the book Conrad always associates darkness to negative events and ideas.
"Darkness - definition of darkness by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 14 Sept. 2009. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/darkness.
"NovelGuide: Heart of Darkness: Metaphor Analysis." Novelguide: Free Study Guides, Free Book Summaries, Free Book Notes, & More. Web. 14 Sept. 2009. http://www.novelguide.com/heartofdarkness/metaphoranalysis.html.
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Overall comments:
ReplyDeleteThe connections you make on your own are excellent -- there are a few times when it might be helpful to finishing connecting all of the dots -- but overall, strong stuff.
Go through carefully and look for typos -- I found a lot of missing words and punctuation -- read the entries aloud to yourself so you can hear each word in sequence -- there are a few where the phrasing just seems a little awkward
And for the future, stick with primary source material for connections