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3.03 AVERAGE
3.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I can't believe they make us read this book in school
As non-native speaker I found the novella difficult to read and not impressing.
The story itself starts interesting and I liked the way how Marlow experiences the influence of the dark continent on White men. Unfortunately not much is going on. The natives are treated in a cruel way, right, but it didn't upset me. There are many examples of such things in history, one only needs to look at the dictators from the 20th century and the horror of World War 1 and 2. The man with the gun dictates the rules, and this is what Kurtz is doing. Nobody is there to stop him and it's no surprise that he goes too far. Only the sick climate can stop the colonialists, and it does it very efficiently...
The story itself starts interesting and I liked the way how Marlow experiences the influence of the dark continent on White men. Unfortunately not much is going on. The natives are treated in a cruel way, right, but it didn't upset me. There are many examples of such things in history, one only needs to look at the dictators from the 20th century and the horror of World War 1 and 2. The man with the gun dictates the rules, and this is what Kurtz is doing. Nobody is there to stop him and it's no surprise that he goes too far. Only the sick climate can stop the colonialists, and it does it very efficiently...
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Yes, lets learn more of this African country but also let’s not learn anything about Africans from Africans. Let’s just make our own opinions and assumptions the entire time.
Interesting journey though
Interesting journey though
I really liked the descriptions and the ending, but narratively it didn’t do so much for me
adventurous
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No