{"id":52,"date":"2014-05-22T16:06:36","date_gmt":"2014-05-22T16:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/?post_type=chapter&p=52"},"modified":"2019-07-05T17:30:48","modified_gmt":"2019-07-05T17:30:48","slug":"joseph-conrad","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/chapter\/joseph-conrad\/","title":{"raw":"Study Questions, Activities, and Resources","rendered":"Study Questions, Activities, and Resources"},"content":{"raw":"
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Study Questions and Activities<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

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  1. What is irony (cf. Glossary)?\u00a0 Find three examples of irony in Heart of Darkness<\/i>.\u00a0 Explain how and what each example adds to the meaning of the story.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Find three examples of symbolism (cf. Glossary) in the novella and explain the symbolic significance of these objects or entities.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. To whom does Marlow tell his story, why does he tell his story to these men, and what does he want these men to learn from his account of his experience in the Congo?<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Compare and contrast the River Thames with the Congo River, as Conrad describes them in the novella.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. Compare and contrast Kurtz\u2019s fianc\u00e9e with the African woman who does not want Kurtz to leave the Inner Station.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. What does Marlow learn about human nature and about colonialism as a result of his voyage up the Congo River to rescue Kurtz?<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Explain the meaning of the story\u2019s iconic line, Kurtz\u2019s dying words, \u201cThe horror! The horror!\u201d<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    Writing Assignments<\/h1>\r\n
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    1. Do you agree with the critics who claim that Heart of Darkness<\/i> is a racist and a sexist work?\u00a0Support your response.<\/li>\r\n \t
    2. How does Conrad\u2019s use of imagery and symbolism in Heart of Darkness<\/i> augment the themes of the story?<\/li>\r\n \t
    3. Explain and describe the historical and biographical context that helps readers understand and appreciate Heart of Darkness<\/i>.<\/li>\r\n \t
    4. Compare and contrast Heart of Darkness<\/i> with Apocalypse Now<\/i>, Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s film adaptation of the book.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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      Resources<\/h1>\r\nAppendix 3: Heart of Darkness Mini Casebook<\/a>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"
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      Study Questions and Activities<\/p>\n<\/header>\n

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      1. What is irony (cf. Glossary)?\u00a0 Find three examples of irony in Heart of Darkness<\/i>.\u00a0 Explain how and what each example adds to the meaning of the story.<\/li>\n
      2. Find three examples of symbolism (cf. Glossary) in the novella and explain the symbolic significance of these objects or entities.<\/li>\n
      3. To whom does Marlow tell his story, why does he tell his story to these men, and what does he want these men to learn from his account of his experience in the Congo?<\/li>\n
      4. Compare and contrast the River Thames with the Congo River, as Conrad describes them in the novella.<\/li>\n
      5. Compare and contrast Kurtz\u2019s fianc\u00e9e with the African woman who does not want Kurtz to leave the Inner Station.<\/li>\n
      6. What does Marlow learn about human nature and about colonialism as a result of his voyage up the Congo River to rescue Kurtz?<\/li>\n
      7. Explain the meaning of the story\u2019s iconic line, Kurtz\u2019s dying words, \u201cThe horror! The horror!\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Writing Assignments<\/h1>\n
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        1. Do you agree with the critics who claim that Heart of Darkness<\/i> is a racist and a sexist work?\u00a0Support your response.<\/li>\n
        2. How does Conrad\u2019s use of imagery and symbolism in Heart of Darkness<\/i> augment the themes of the story?<\/li>\n
        3. Explain and describe the historical and biographical context that helps readers understand and appreciate Heart of Darkness<\/i>.<\/li>\n
        4. Compare and contrast Heart of Darkness<\/i> with Apocalypse Now<\/i>, Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s film adaptation of the book.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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          Resources<\/h1>\n

          Appendix 3: Heart of Darkness Mini Casebook<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"menu_order":5,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-52","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":315,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2534,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/52\/revisions\/2534"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/315"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/52\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}