ENG 346 ENG346 ENG/346 WEEK 3 DISCUSSION (ASHFORD)
ENG 346 Week 3 Discussion Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness. 1st Post Due by Day 3. We learn in an introduction to Conrad’s work that “the theme of the story is partly the ‘choice of nightmares’ facing whites in the Congo—either to become like the commercially minded manager, who sees Africa, its people, and its resources solely as instruments of financial gain, or to become like Kurtz, the self-tortured and corrupted idealist” (1953).
What are these nightmare images that represent the two possible “choices”? What are your interpretations of the moral challenges presented in the story and exactly what political message is Conrad’s first-person narrator, Marlow, trying to convey? How does the narrative’s symbolic setting factor into your interpretations? Finally, how do these concepts and elements differ from those that we encountered from the Romantic period?
Your initial post should be at least 500 words in length. Support your claims with examples from required material(s) and scholarly resources, and properly cite any references.
Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts by Day 7. A minimum of 125 words per response is required.
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