The
most impressive book I’ve read in this class recently in The Heart of Darkness (though I don’t like it very much.) The reason why I don’t really like it is
because it’s first, a little hard to read. Secondly, the narrative style is a
little confusing, to me.
I
was impressed by the character Kurtz and I was stroke by the scenes of the
black workers being starving and dying slowly. It’s brutal. It was an
uncivilized society. The “darkness” from the title symbolizes this kind of
racism and uncivilization. The last decade of the nineteenth century is the
time when some European countries gained their powers with their advanced
technology. And on the other side, Africa was still be colonized, suffering
under poverty and inequality. Kurtz in the society serves a hero. Kurtz knows
that, technology coming to the Congo can have a positive impact on the region
and its inhabitant. Therefore, he is a cultured man, an emissary of western
culture. He believes that Europe can help to civilize the Congo. I can see the
reason why he has achieved a godlike status among the natives. He is the symbol
of European civilization.
I
would say that if the books included the perspective of Kurtz, it would be more
powerful and appealing to read. Because I assume that all the readers are
curious of what Kurtz thinks and observed.
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