HOD p. 14-20
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- Marlow's Travels
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- Marlow travels overland through Africa, passing through several abandoned villages. He has a white companion who falls ill, and is needed to be carried by the natives. However, because of the added burden, the natives abandoned their loads which angers Marlow. He begins to think of punishing the natives for their actions and recalls that "[his companion] was very anxious for [Marlow] to kill somebody, but there wasn't the shadow of a carrier near. [Marlow] remembered the old doctor - 'it would be interesting for science to watch the mental changes of individuals, on the spot.' [Marlow] felt [he] was becoming scientifically interesting" (15) As Marlow reflects on what the company doctor said to him, he begins to view himself as a part of the doctor's experiment. Even though Marlow has witnessed the poor treatment of the natives, he catches himself thinking about punishing them himself because they failed to respect the white people around them. This contributes to the novella's theme of racism and prejudice amongst the Company and the natives in Africa.
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- Marlow’s steamer has to undergo months of repair because the general manager took the steamer upstream to relieve some stations but hit the ship on rocks, tearing the bottom of the steamer. Marlow views the manager as an ordinary man that instills a sense of uneasiness. They take about Kurtz, and the general manager shares that Mr. Kurtz is ill.
- Kurtz's painting
- A grass shed full of materials bursts into flames, and the natives begin to dance around the fire. The flame grows large, pushing everyone back, and burning the shed to the ground. Nearby, Marlow sees a Black native being beaten because he was accused of causing the fire. The native is horrifically screaming. Days later, Marlow sees the same native, but this time he appears weak and sickly.
- Marlow dreams of Kurtz
- talks to brick person
- In the brickmaker’s house, Marlow notices a small painting of a blindfolded woman holding a torch against a dark, somber background. The brickmaker shares that Kurtz painted the picture while he was stationed at the Central station. Then, the brickmaker calls Kurtz a prodigy.
- As the brickmaker babbles on in the background, Marlow stands next to his wrecked steamer and looks out across the moonlit forest and river. He thinks about what could be hiding in the mysterious landscape of the Congo. Though he hates lies, he lets the brickmaker believe that he has influence in Europe in order to help Kurtz. Marlow narrates how he dreams of Kurtz: “He was just a word for me. I did not see the man in the name any more than you do… it seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream--making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream-sensation… that notion of being captured by the incredible which is of the very essence of dreams” (20). Because of how Kurtz is praised, Marlow puts him on a pedestal in his dreams. Marlow almost lies for Kurtz because he glorifies the man in his mind and idolizes him.
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