Saturday, January 26, 2008

Heart of Darkness - Review

This was one of my least favorite books to read so far this year. It was not as easy to understand and some of the themes were more difficult to find, especially after just reading Invisible Man where the themes and symbols can easily be seen on every page. I liked how the character of Kurtz was used to show Marlow's heart of darkness. He represented the evil that Marlow faced and had to decide whether to embrace or not. The presence of Kurtz and being able to compare the two characters helped to understand what was going on with Marlow.

1 comment:

Mr. Klimas said...

I would like you to take your reflections to the next level. They are very superficial. I want to know your honest thoughts, but these posts call for scholarly analysis as well.