Friday, November 15, 2013
11/15 journal
Conrad shows the hypocrisy of colonization through the setting, because while Marlow is traveling through the Congo, he describes scenes or torture, cruelty, and near slavery. It is hypocritical because the men from the company describe what they're doing as "trade" and development. While when Conrad shows the setting, he makes us realize how cruel the company men really were, and how much pain they were causing to the people or Africa, while they where convinced colonization as a positive thing.
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You are writing about how Conrad uses his descriptions of Africa to critique colonialism - a valid point, but not what I was asking. I want to know about how Conrad uses setting (time and place) to create a particular mood in you, the reader.
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