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by honeychai
Mon May 03, 2010 11:01 pm
Forum: Heart of Darkness - by Joseph Conrad
Topic: Literary Element Homework
Replies: 17
Views: 13110

Re: Literary Element Homework

<t>I think the river and Africa may be contrasting elements. The river is peaceful and quiet compared to Africa which is filled with mysteries and chaos. Both of these elements connect to another main contrasting elements, light and darkness. The river is usually the light but it can also be dark be...
by honeychai
Mon May 03, 2010 1:05 am
Forum: Heart of Darkness - by Joseph Conrad
Topic: Contrasting Elements
Replies: 24
Views: 17714

Re: Contrasting Elements

I agree with xmagickk. The river and Africa may be contrasting elements, like xmagickk said, the river is peaceful and quiet compared to Africa which is filled with mysteries and chaos. Both of these elements connect to light and darkness. The river is usually the light but it can also be dark becau...
by honeychai
Fri Apr 23, 2010 1:44 am
Forum: Heart of Darkness - by Joseph Conrad
Topic: VI- Heart of Darkness: the title.
Replies: 47
Views: 32400

Re: VI- Heart of Darkness: the title.

<t>I think it's called "Heart of Darkness" because when we first discussed about this book and haven't started reading yet, we discussed about how it's the center. The heart is the center or the most important thing compared to other things surrounding. The darkness may also not be as dark, it can b...
by honeychai
Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:21 pm
Forum: Heart of Darkness - by Joseph Conrad
Topic: Heart of Darkness: Student Message Board Involvement
Replies: 112
Views: 51207

Re: Heart of Darkness: Student Message Board Involvement

Homework: Comment on HOD This book has many large vocabulary, but after reading it twice and defining the words, i am able to understand it better. There are also metaphor usage in the story. Sometimes it's not easy to figure out the meaning behind it, but as we read further, we will eventually find...

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