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So I read the story "Youth" for the first time. It seems to be an allegory for life-with a very pessimistic slant. Then I started my reread of Heart of Darkness-as always the motifs of disease and starvation add to the tone of dilapidation and despair
— Jul 31, 2021 07:43PM
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I love nautical stories; the crew of the Narcissus is in this struggle against the sea and like the first story in the collection, it really just seems to be allegory of the futility of life itself.
— Aug 21, 2021 06:12PM
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Finished my reread of Heart of Darkness. One of the aspects I like the most is how so much implied or hinted at rather than stated outright. Like the "magnificent" African woman with the helmet hair. What exactly was her relationship to Kurtz? I'd guess romantic, especially with th comparison drawn between her nd Kurtz's intended, as they both stretched their arms out forlornly. But Conrad leaves that for us to figur
— Aug 12, 2021 06:16AM
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I think this is my 3rd time reading Heart of Darkness. One motif I don't think I've ever explored enough is the effervescent presence of ivory throughout the story and how this might bolster a Marxist reading
— Aug 01, 2021 05:43PM