Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Heart of Darkness - Outline :: essays research papers
Marlow stands on the Thames River and remarks that the land he and his à à à à à comrades is standing on was once a place of darkness and an uncivilized à à à à à wilderness à ·Ã à à à à Through nostalgia he remembers an incident from his past when he commanded a à à à à à steamboat on the Congo River. à ·Ã à à à à He talks about the Companyââ¬â¢s chief accountant who first mentions Kurtz to him. à ·Ã à à à à The accountant tells him that Kurtz supplies more ivory for the company than à à à à à everyone else combined. à ·Ã à à à à Marlowââ¬â¢s interests in Kurtz is perked. à ·Ã à à à à Marlow discovers that the steamer he is supposed to command has been destroyed à à à à à in a wreck. à ·Ã à à à à He meets the local manager who mentions Kurtz in conversation. à ·Ã à à à à He tells Marlow that Kurtz is ill and he must get to Kurtz swiftly and bring him à à à à à back for medical treatment. à ·Ã à à à à Marlow speaks with a brick maker who admires and envies Kurtz. à ·Ã à à à à Marlow eavesdrops on a conversation between the manager and uncle. He learns à à à à à that the manager resents Kurtz. à ·Ã à à à à Three months pass. Marlow and a crew set sail towards Kurtzââ¬â¢s location. à ·Ã à à à à Fifty miles before Kurtzââ¬â¢s station, they discover a hut bearing wood for the à à à à à steamboat and message to proceed with caution. à ·Ã à à à à Two days later they awaken to an attack by the savages. The helmsman is killed. à à à à à Kurtz blows the steamboat whistle to frighten away the savages. Dumps dead à à à à à helmsmanââ¬â¢s body overboard so cannibals donââ¬â¢t get any ideas about eating him. à ·Ã à à à à They arrive at the Inner Station. Greeted by a Russian that takes care of Kurtz. à ·Ã à à à à Through conversation with the Russian, they learn that Kurtz has not been the à à à à à most upstanding and moral person. Heââ¬â¢s been abusive to the natives. à ·Ã à à à à Kurtz appears, carried on a stretcher. à ·Ã à à à à They carry Kurtz onboard the steamboat. à ·Ã à à à à The manager tells Marlow he disapproves of Kurtz. à ·Ã à à à à The Russian makes a visit to Marlow, tells him that Kurtz ordered the attack on à à à à à their vessel that killed their helmsman. à ·Ã à à à à Kurtz escapes and swims ashore. Marlow goes after him and cuts him off. à ·Ã à à à à They make a departure, savages show up, Marlow blows whistle and scares them à à à à à away again.
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