(6) Heart of Darkness: Part One by Erin Ives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3 Based on your group conversations, post an outline of your information below for your specific literary device or element. en-us 2018-10-03 13:57:36 UTC 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Lauren + Dhruv https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630132 Setting

 The novel takes place during imperialistic times which highlights the view point that social classes are a big part of the conflict between the natives and the European men.

The Congo is important to the setting because that's where the natives live and the Europeans are trying to take over the land because the hot commodity at the time was ivory which is in the Congo.

]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630132 Historical contex https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630133 Molly and Katie and marmar 

Imperialism, Mercantilism, and racism. 

During this time the trade was a prominent business and is what this novel is based of off. Race was interwoven into this by the traders being of one race and making the other race feel inferior. The historical context of the time sets the stage for the interactions between characters and also the inner thoughts of those characters, as we see with Marlow. He clearly is a product of the time, and his mindset is heavily influenced by imperialism and the idea of spreading the empire to protect the weaker "savages" by "civilizing" them. The way he seems unable to acknowledge the humanity of those oppressed is not unlike the mindset of other colonizers, and the time period he is in allows for this.
These three themes really drive the trade that the book is centered around.
]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630133 Setting LYNN Dante AND Michael https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630136 The Congo is a place that allows humans to act brutally on one another with less inhibitions because they are away from society with true risk regarding their survival


Forest: The mysterious and unfriendly setting reflects the agents' inner opinions about the character of the natives: hostile and uncivilized.

The Outer Station: It is the first location that Marlow experiences how deep human brutality can extend.

]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630136 Characterization marlyaziz99 https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630137 Brooke, Marly, Meghan

Perception vs Reality- Everyone views Kurtz as a higher up being, but we haven’t met him. Other people throw shade at him because they wish they had his power. DUALITY OF MAN.

Dismissive- The unreliability of Marlow is portrayed when we see him witnessing all the horrifying events, yet he does not acknowledge them fully. He offered food to a dying man and then the man died. Marlow did nothing. NARCISSISM

Jealousy/Arrogance- Marlow looks up to Kurtz and desires his power. Kurtz shapes Marlow’s desires.Marlow wants to meet Kurtz to see who this "Kurtz" is that everyone praises.
]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630137 Symbolism - Daniela, Hannah, Elizabeth https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630140 Flies - representation of death surrounding everyone, Beezlebub (Lord of Flies), In Lord of Flies there is a pig head (represents monster the kids feared, represents savagery of the conquering). Flies also go towards corpses -> decaying and true rotteness of humanity.

Boats- typically a symbol of freedom, exploration, navigation, discovery, and adventure, but in HOD it reprsents the arrival of the conquerer and represents destruction. Marlow’s own boat in Part 2 is incomplete sort of representing his own beliefs with the Company’s ideology (he is unsure, indecisive of his own beliefs in the imperialism of the conquering).

Painting - symbolism of (in)justice and the blindness of the people in the company to the horrors of what they are doing in the Congo. Also a symbol of conformity and assimilation forced on the native people of conquered lands as the woman in the painting is representative of the Statue of Liberty, which comes from France.


]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630140 Motifs https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630143 Olivia Katie 
Darkness- Marlow fails to understand or create relationships with any human beings
Death- multiple deaths. Flies and  Black yarn occur in the novel when there is a death.
Ivory- representing greed within society

]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630143 plot ryley https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630147 the plot begins with Marlow and his crew on the Nelly. He then goes on to tell the story of his life. 
1. He starts with him looking at the blank map of Africa, characterizes him as curious, oblivious, adventures 
2. Goes the company admistiration, speaks to manager and he tells him to keep trading a secret. sets up what is wrong with going on the Congo. secretive. 
3.  when Marlow is talking to the brick-maker. displays corrupt nature of the company]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630147 Abby and Mckenna https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630148 Conrad's life and Background 

Conrad's parents were members of the Polish Noble class and were also 
Polish patriots who conspired against oppressive Russian rule. They were arrested when Conrad was four and sentenced to life in Providence, and eventually died. He then was raised by his uncle and eventually became a mariner, sailing he seas to India, Singapore, Australia, and Africa. ]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630148 PLOT: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630153 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630153 MOTIFS: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630155 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630155 SETTING: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630158 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630158 CONFLICT: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630160 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630160 DIRECTIONS: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630165 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.]]> 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630165 CONRAD'S LIFE & BACKGROUND: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630167 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630167 HISTORICAL CONTEXT: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630171 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630171 SYMBOLISM: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630174 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630174 CHARACTERIZATION: eives https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630177 2018-10-03 13:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/eives/19u97ka6pmj3/wish/288630177