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An Analysis of The Storm, a Story by McKnight Malmar (756 words, 4 pages)

In McKnight Malmars frightening story The Storm she weaves a violent storm and murder together to heighten the horrific fear that engulfs Janet Willsom. The storm is a combination of mother nature, Janets emotions and her The story begins with Janet Willsom coming home from a vacation seeing her sister ... Read More

An Introduction to the Tropical Storm in New York (564 words, 1 pages)

New York was washing by the tropical storm last Friday it seemed to clean out each inch of dirt at every corner of the city. The chilly wind was blowing outside I could see the trees dancing in front of my window. I was at home. I should thank the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Reading in the Dark by Seamus Deanne (608 words, 1 pages)

The novel, Reading in the Dark, is written by Seamus Deanne. This book is written from the viewpoint of a little boy who explains the episodes of his life as he grows up. Apparently, Deanne said in an interview with the Irish Times, that the accounts in the story are ... Read More

The Sky as a Theme of Freedom in the Novel, The House on Mango Street – Darius and the Clouds by Sandra Cisneros (257 words, 1 pages)

In the chapter Darius the Clouds Sandra Cineros uses descriptive language and metaphors to engage the reader in the story. In this chapter the general theme of freedom is also exhibited when the author talks about Darius and also talks about the sky.The sky in this chapter represents the theme ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Protagonist Marlow in The Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1833 words, 3 pages)

Every man, or woman has buried within themself a dark side, savage side. When a man is taken out of society, and left to create his own norms, he rediscovers those primordial instincts which have laid dormant since the the beginning of existence. Survival of the fittest, physically and intellectually, ... Read More

The Story About the Journey of Marlow in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” (1567 words, 2 pages)

Joseph Conrad's novella, Heart of Darkness, tells a story about a journey experienced by Marlow, the main character, and how the different symbolizations of light and darkness change his viewpoints on the true nature of mankind. Joseph Conrad grew up in Polish Ukraine. Conrads father, Apollo, was arrested on suspicions ... Read More

The Portrayal of the Historical Period of Imperialism in Conrad’s Novel “Heart of Darkness” (4077 words, 18 pages)

Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, relies on the historical period of imperialism in order to describe its protagonist, Charlie Marlow, and his struggle. Marlow's catharsis in the novel, as he goes to the Congo, rests on how he visualizes the effects of imperialism. This paper will analyze Marlow's "change," as ... Read More

The Feelings of the Characters and Uncertainties of the Congo In “Heart of Darkness” (889 words, 4 pages)

In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, there is a great interpretation of the feelings of the characters and uncertainties of the Congo. Although Africa, nor the Congo are ever really referred to, the Thames river is mentioned as support. This intricate story reveals much symbolism due to Conrad's theme based ... Read More

The Voyage of Marlow in the Novel, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (562 words, 2 pages)

Heart of Darkness is a novel of indescribable horrors and actions that lie outside the human mind. It describes a mans (Marlowe) voyage on a West African river to find an individual, Kurtz. The actual journey truly is towards the heart of darkness, where it takes Marlowe by evidence of ... Read More

A Plot Summary of Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (575 words, 1 pages)

Joseph Conrad, like many authors, used his own experiences for the basis of his novels. Specifically, Conrads journey on the Congo River as captain of a West African river steamer formed the basis for his novel Heart of Darkness. In this novel, the narrator of the story, Marlow, Conrad's protagonist, ... Read More

An In-depth Analysis of Joseph Conrad’s Novel “Heart of Darkness” (662 words, 3 pages)

Joseph Conrads novel Heart of Darkness is about a seaman namedCharlie Marlow and an experience he had as a younger man. Early inthe novel it becomes apparent that there is a great deal of tensionin Marlows mind about whether he should profit from the immoralactions of the company he works ... Read More

A Summary of the Novel, The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman (1214 words, 2 pages)

This book starts out with a boy named Ethan dieing and everybody said it was appendicitis however later Jason and some others realized it wasnt. Jason didnt like his life because he thought it was too boring and he thought his parents were too nice because they never punished him ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic Dark Room and the Ten-Dollar Cover Charge (1450 words, 3 pages)

I walked into the dark room after paying the ten-dollar cover charge. The music was what I noticed first. It was very loud and made a ring linger in my ears. The music was house music, also known as techno or electronic music. The next thing I noticed was the ... Read More

The Description of Passionate Emotions in Kate Chopin’s Story “The Storm” (600 words, 2 pages)

Since the beginning of time, men and women have felt passion for each other. As time has past, many authors have written about the overwhelming feelings that can occur between humans and the power of lust. It is the search for pleasure, for feeling alive, and for feeling like a ... Read More

The Common Aspects in Conrad’s “The Heart of Darkness” and the Movie “Apocalypse” (890 words, 1 pages)

Inside every human soul is a savage evil side that remains separated by society. Often this evil side breaks out during times of isolation from our culture, and whenever one culture confronts another. Whenever different cultures meet, there is often a fear of contamination and loss of self that leads ... Read More

An Analysis of the Themes in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and Stevenson’s The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (4167 words, 7 pages)

'It appears as if the whole of civilised humanity were converted to the aesthetics of the dusk of nations' (Max Nordau, 1895). How far and in what ways is 'Civilisation' under threat in Joseph Conrad's, Heart of Darkness, (1902), and Robert Louis Stevenson's, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and ... Read More

A Description of Heart of Darkness Written By Joseph Conrad (350 words, 1 pages)

Heart of Darkness 1. How does Marlow change during and after his experiences in the Congo? What evidence is there of these changes? In the novel Heart of Darkness, written by Joseph Conrad, Marlow finds himself in a position where he is faced to accept the fact that the man ... Read More

An Analysis of Darkness in William Shakespeare’s Tragedy, Macbeth (1183 words, 2 pages)

In William Shakespeares tragedy, Macbeth, darkness plays a vital role in the development of the plot. Darkness itself is associated with many things in modern days such as sleep, dreams, and evil creatures that stalk the night. Also, in the play, darkness is used as a cover for evil deeds ... Read More

An Analysis of the Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness (1996 words, 3 pages)

Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness Placed in various time periods and settings, the novel Heart of Darkness, written by Joseph Conrad, and the movie Apocalypse Now, produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, both create the same mysterious journey with various similarties and differences. The journeys mystery lies in ... Read More

Reinforcing the Plot through the Setting in Kate Chopin’s Short Story The Storm (1112 words, 2 pages)

Reinforcing the Plot Through the Setting As Seen In "The Storm" The short story "The Storm" by Kate Chopin revolves around a setting that is both exciting and enticing. Chopin's portrayal of the storm's setting reinforces the plot's main thematic elements through descriptive imagery that coincides with the characters emotions ... Read More

A Review of the Film “Dark City” (468 words, 1 pages)

"What is it that makes us human?" asks Dr. Schreber, "Will a man given the history of a killer continue in that vein? Or are we more than just the mere sum of our memories?" This is the question Dark City poses to us. The narration explains to us that ... Read More

The Use of Darkness and Night to Evoke Fear in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Young Goodman Brown and The Night Nurse by Joyce Carol Oates (604 words, 1 pages)

In Hawthorne's allegorical short story, "Young Goodman Brown," and in "The Night Nurse" by Joyce Carol Oates, darkness and night is used to evoke fear in the protagonist in each story. As Young Goodman Brown bid farewell to his young wife Faith, dusk turned to the darkness. The trees make ... Read More

A Comparison of the Texts of Plato’s Apology and Aristophanes’ Cloud (1124 words, 2 pages)

Who is an educator? How and what heshe can teach someone for the development of responsible citizenship? With regard the questions above there will be comparisons of the texts, Plato's Apology and Aristophanes' Clouds. In Apology, at passage 20 b Socrates inquires being a teacher " But seeing that they ... Read More

The Important Role of Sexuality in the Novel, The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula Le Guin (1127 words, 2 pages)

The Left Hand of Normality In Ursula Le Guins novel, The Left Hand of Darkness, Genly Ai, an agent from the Eukemen, is sent to the planet Winter, one of the non-federated planets in the universe. His mission is to see if he can persuade the people from Winter to ... Read More

An Essay on Jim Henson’s Film, The Dark Crystal (965 words, 2 pages)

With its "animatronics" technology, Jim Henson's 1982 film, The Dark Crystal, in both form and theme depicts key elements of David Leeming's description of the hero myth's rites of passage in The World of Myth An Anthology. As in Leeming's rites of passage, in this film the protagonist's heroic experiences ... Read More

The Theme of Dysfunctional Families in the Movies The Ice Storm and Sense and Sensibility Directed by Ang Lee (883 words, 2 pages)

The Ice Storm and Scene and Sensibility Ang Lee Merritt McMullen Ang Lee directed both Ice Storm and Scene and Sensibility these are stories of dysfunction families that have to deal with the variety of problems that occur. Even with the known fact that one story takes place in modern ... Read More

A Survey of the Life of the Greeks During the Dark Ages (1021 words, 2 pages)

During the Greek Dark Ages, the Greeks lived in small tribal units some of these small tribes were sedentary and agricultural and some were certainly nomadic. They had abandoned their cities between 1200 and 1100 BC for reasons that remain shrouded in mystery the Greeks believed that a cataclysmic and ... Read More

The Use of Light and Dark Imagery in the Novel, The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne (870 words, 2 pages)

The Analysis of Light and Dark Imagery Nathaniel Hawthornes The House of the Seven Gables, uses many qualities of symbolism which help develop the novels main ideas. Darkness is the emblematic color of the Pyncheons. Contrasted with its opposite, light, it forms one of the major symbols of the novel ... Read More

A Recollection of a Dark and Stormy Halloween Night at Sal’s House (843 words, 3 pages)

It was a dark and stormy Halloween night and Sal and Jess her best friend were at Sal's house for the night to watch movies. Knock, Knock, Knock, 'Sal, someones at the door do you want me to answer it?', Jess yelled to Sal who was upstairs doing her hair ... Read More

Character Analysis of Eliots in the Poem the Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrads (1424 words, 2 pages)

Eliot starts his poem "The Hollow Men" with a quote from Joseph Conrads novel the Heart of Darkness. The line "Mistah Kurtz-he dead" refers to a Mr. Kurtz who was a European trader who had gone in the "the heart of darkness" by traveling into the central African jungle, with ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013