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In Conrads Heart of Darkness, Kurtzs final words as he lay dying are, "The horror! ... 1415)
But later in Heart of Darkness I believe that Conrad tells us what the real horror is-life. ... Yes, he had plundered and killed and destroyed, but in the end he acknowledged the cruelty of life and had judged it-more than can be said about the countless others that die daily in the "heart of darkness". The "heart of darkness" is not Africa. ... The "heart of darkness" is the unexamined heart of man. ...
These characters are all extremes, stereotypical in nature and limited, illustrating Conrads portraits of brutality, violence, death and darkness of the unconquered world. ... As a result, through these extreme characters of the women, it is understood that women this These characters are all extremes, stereotypical in nature and limited, illustrating Conrads portraits of brutality, violence, death and darkness of the unconquered world.
Approximate Word count = 697
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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