Heart of darkness novel simple presentation

Novel

1. Heart Of Darkness
-Joseph Conrad
Bhargav Chohla

2. AUTHOR
Born
Died
Occupation
Spouse
Nationality JOSEPH CONRAD
3 December 1857
3 August 1924
Novelist, short-story writer,
essayist
Jessie George ​
Polish–British

3. AUTHOR
Genre
Literary movement
Resting place
Parents JOSEPH CONRAD
Period 1895–1923
Fiction
Literary impressionism
Modernism
Neo-romanticism
Canterbury Cemetery
Apollo Korzeniowski
Ewa Bobrowska

4. life

5. NOTABLE WORKS
The Nigger of the "Narcissus" Heart of darkness

6. NOTABLE WORKS
Lord Jim
Typhoon (novella)

7. NOTABLE WORKS
Nostromo
The Secret Agent

8. NOTABLE WORKS
Under Western Eyes

9. HEART OF DARKNESS
Introduction
Published :
Period:
Genre:
1899
Victorianism/Modernism
Novella

10. HEART OF DARKNESS
Setting
The Narrator tells the story from a ship at the mouth of
the Thames River near London, England around 1899.
Marlow's story-within-the-story is set in an unnamed
European city (probably Brussels) and in the Belgian
Congo in Africa sometime in the early to mid 1890s,
during the colonial era.

11. HEART OF DARKNESS
Characters
1] Marlow
2] kurtz 3] General manager
4] The Russian trader 5] Narrator
6] The Brickmaker

12. SUMMARY
The story follows Marlow, a sailor who recounts his
journey up the Congo River into the heart of Africa in
search of the infamous ivory trader, Kurtz. Marlow's
mission is to retrieve Kurtz, who has gone rogue and is
rumored to be committing atrocities.

13. SUMMARY
Key events:*
1. Marlow's journey begins in Brussels, where he meets his aunt and
learns about Kurtz.
2. He travels to the Congo, witnessing the brutal treatment of native
Africans by European colonizers.
3. Marlow meets various characters, including the accountant, the brick
maker, and the harlequin, who reveal the darkness and absurdity of
colonialism.

14. SUMMARY
Key events:*
4. As Marlow journeys deeper into the jungle, he becomes
increasingly obsessed with meeting Kurtz.
5. Marlow finally reaches Kurtz's station, where he finds a surreal
and terrifying scene.
6. Kurtz is ill and has descended into madness, revealing the
darkness within himself.
7. Marlow witnesses Kurtz's final moments, and the true horror
of his actions.

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