Conrad essay

In my essay, I will talk about how Conrad expresses his ideas ironically through Marlow, even though they are polar opposites. Conrad is able to emphasize his points indirectly through marlow. With Marlow being more sensible and positive, he expects men to be fair and decent as he has a very democratic view. Conrad however looks foolishly down upon those ideas of being sensible and having modern views.

Murfin discusses the philosophy of why authors write these kind of stories. Not in order to satisfy themselves but rather to explore a readers psyche. To see how they think and see what can come to their mind. To see how powerful the id is and how the super ego represses the id. Murfin says how the id is bottled up inside and the super ego keeps it contained.

College reading

I think the way I would prepare for reading books in college is by building up my stamina by reading more books at a quicker pace. I think this English class is helping me prepare for college because we read every week and even if the book is boring or uninteresting to me, i am still forced to read which will get me ready for college. I think if students just force themselves to sit down and start reading, they will get into it more and it will be easier to read longer texts. I think we should also do self-assigned reading.

Freud Civilization

As shown in the passage, Freud questions an individuals true motive, if its either based off true compassion or libido and aggression. Freud condescendingly looks down on men and believe they are sex-craved machines. He focuses mostly on the negative aspects of men and their sexual desires.

Heart of Darkness (17-25)

Now we start to learn more about Marlow through his demeanor and tone. He is very condescending and looks down upon the African and French people he sees. He also describes things in vivid detail and uses many similies to further emphasize objects or actions.

Heart Of Darkness (11-16)

As the journey begins, we start to see the foreshadowing of the darkness ahead and the obstacles the protagonist has to face. After going through the station and accepting the job, Marlow meets a questionable, mysterious doctor who I think portrays future problems. Also Conrad very openly shows darkness through repetition of the actual word 'darkness.'