The heart of darkness, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica The heart of darkness e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! HEART OF DARKNESS CHARACTERS 1. Marlow 2. Kurtz There are 2 narrators (Marlow and Kurtz) and 1 external narrator CIRCLE: the anonymous narrator introduces Marlow who tells his story. At the end the anonymous narrator closes the story. SETTING: XIX century SETTING opening: on the Thames on board of a ship called Nellie the sailors are waiting for the tide to move. Congo heart of the story (heart of darkness) jungle/the Congo river (steamboats carry ivory from the Inner Station to the Central Station, then on ship directed to Europe) Jungle: dangerous, hostile, inhabitated by natives with customs/traditions different from the white men’s Agents who work for a company that trades ivory (Belgium to Congo) (Congo is exploit from Belgium for ivory