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Conrad's life mirrors the book

Conrad spent much of his life traveling on merchant ships. For many years, he was a marine who traveled the world to places like Australia, a region once under the grasp of British imperialism.

He had a failed suicide attempt

Because of his own experiences and struggles, it was agonizing for him to write the novel

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Cole and Ally

-When Marlow describes the setting he describes Britain as dying and Africa is WHERE IT'S AT (new and exciting)

-Other characters view Africa as almost a different planet, where everything is dangerous and the natives are more savage animals than they are people.

-Other people out inside of Marlow's party don't know a lot about his destination (aunt), so they don't know what to expect for him.

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Chloe Sahil Kaitlyn

Marlow going on the boat is significant because it moves the plot along, and allows the other story details to happen.

Marlow getting the job thanks to his aunt allows him to be exposed to the villages, which shows his ignorance.

Marlow learning about Kurtz allows Conrad to pump up his character and foreshadow his reveal.

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Light vs Darkness - Quite literally, the characters are segregated by skin color between black and white. As they move deeper in the country, Marlow calls the jungle the heart of darkness.
Imperialism - The native people are constantly oppressed by European powers whether the pilot that preceded Marlow or the French Man O war or the el Dorado Expedition.
Appearance vs Reality - Throughout the book, the jungle appears to be peaceful and calm. However, in reality, people are dying from exposure, disease and conflict with the natives. In addition, Marlow mentions his aunt's point of view that the Europeans are there to civilize the natives.

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Company vs. Africa - created to reveal the horrors of imperialist expansion. The company is destroying the landscape for its own selfish desires

Marlow vs. Narrator - Narrative bias in Marlow's tale. Marlow's interjections reveal his narrative bias as he tries to control the narrator's perception of his story.

Marlow vs. Society - Marlow's conflicting ideals and disrespectful depictions of others. Marlow disrespects women, African natives, and Company men as he journeys into Africa and creates intellectual conflicts based off of differing ideals.

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By Mary-Anne and Sam

Discrimination against Women- However, he phrases his criticism so as to make it applicable to all women, suggesting that women do not even live in the same world as men and that they must be protected from reality.

Blatant Racism- On the other hand, Marlow is appalled by the ghastly, infernal spectacle of the grove of death, while the other colonials show no concern over it at all.

British Imperialism- At the time Heart of Darkness was written, the British Empire was at its peak, and Britain controlled colonies and dependencies all over the planet.

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Marlow:
-Ignorant: When the Captain died he puts it aside and doesn't care.
He is Ignorant towards the harshness of the real world.
-Hypocritical- He hates liars, but lies all the time.

-apathetic- Towards the natives acting like he cares, but doesn't take action.

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Lydia, Tony, and Joey

-Painting
The painting symbolizes the imperialism of the company, but also it's ignorance of the consquences.
-Ivory
The ivory represents a false deity, something worshipped and controls.
-Flabby Devil
The Flabby Devil is greed, greed runs the company as they search for power and wealth, represented also by the ivory.

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For your assigned area, work to identify and explain at least (3) critical ideas, details, or descriptions that are significant as we journey from part one to part two.