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Notes 31.5 Keywords

Primitivism : primitivism is a Western art movement that borrows of visual forms
from non-Western or prehistoric peoples, such as Paul Gauguin’s inclusion
of Tahitian motifs in paintings.
Narration : narration is assimilating information and retelling it.

Darkness : darkness, in contrast with brightness, is a relative absence of visible
light. It is the appearance of black in a color space.
Novella : a novella (also called a short novel) is a written, fictional, prose narrative
longer than a novelette but shorter than a novel.
Pilgrim : a pilgrim is a traveller who is on a journey to a holy place.

31.6 Review Questions

1. Write an essay on the biography of Joseph Conrad.
2. Describe the introduction to the work “Heart of Darkness”.
3. Explain the detailed study of the text.
4. Discuss the themes of “Heart of Darkness”.
5. Write down the summary of the novel, “Heart of Darkness”.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. (b) A boat on the Thames River 2. (c) Aboard Marlow’s Steamer
3. (a) Human heads 4. (d) Ivory
5. (d) A journalist 6. (c) The Congo
7. (a) Food
8. (b) That the expedition’s pack animals are dead
9. (a) “Exterminate all the brutes!” 10. (d) Rivets

11. (a) The chief accountant 12. (d) Belgian

31.7 Further Readings

Books Heart Of Darkness (E Text) — Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad: His Moral Vision — George A. Panichas

Joseph Conrad: A Study — Richard Curle

Online links http://foa.sourceforge.net/examples/darkness/Darkness.pdf

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/heart

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