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Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"
Analytical Essay # 17260
Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness"
This paper explains Joseph Conrad's metaphorical use of light & darkness in his novel "Heart of Darkness": Light is viewed as symbolizing life, passion and hope, darkness as symbolizing mystery, ignorance and despair.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages) |
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1973
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"The novel, "Heart of Darkness", by Joseph Conrad, makes great metaphorical use of light and darkness. Properly analyzing these metaphors requires being aware of what they have symbolized in the past. Light has often been used as a symbol of life, passion (fire), knowledge (seeing the light), hope and the future. Dark-ness has often been used to symbolize death, mystery, ignorance and despair. Thus, light has very positive associations, and darkness has very negative ones. Readers bring these associa-tions with them as they read Heart of Darkness.Conrad's use of metaphor, especially in the first few pages, reveals his great love of the sea. He describes a ship,sitting in the harbor with canvas gleaming with varnished spirit. The ship is surrounded by a haze that is emanating from the land near it: "The air was dark above Gravesend, and farther back ... "
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