Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Pilgrams (Heart of Darkness)

"It must have made some of the Pilgrims sit up in their hovels."

Throughout the novel, Conrad refers to the men on the ship Pilgrims. A pilgrim can be defined as someone on a spiritual or religious journey. You can also look at Marlow's journey in a religious/spiritual way to. Marlow's journey is spiritual because of the change that he tries to make to the people he encounters in Africa.

"Pilgrim - definition of pilgrim by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia." Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary. Web. 14 Sept. 2009. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pilgrim.

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