MUST USE HEART OF DARKNESS BY JOSEPH CONRAD, THE MOVIE APOCALYPSE NOW , THINGS FALL APART BY CHINUA ACHEBE, AND SEQUEL- A HANDBOOK FOR THE CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF LITERATURE BY ELIZABETH SCHMUHL AND RICHARD C. GUCHES.
Concerning Sequel, I have to provide only one concept that, in the book, is one paragraph long.
Thesis: “As the title explains, Heart of Darkness, Things Fall Apart, and Apocalypse Now present to us a negative aspect of colonialism and imperialism.”
I have this piece of introduction that I have to continue, too: “Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now replicate the Anglo and Euro-centric point of view. Things Fall Apart has to do with the effects of the Africans after colonialism. Heart of darkness and Things Fall Apart concern colonialism in Africa; Heart of Darkness shows African culture as “beasts” and “creatures” while, on the other hand, Things Fall Apart is more humanitarian in showing African culture and civilization before Imperialism arrived.”
Have to introduce Carl Jung’s idea of the Shadow and how they relate to the characters of Kurtz in Heart of Darkness and in Apocalypse Now. Here is where Sequel is involved. This is the paragraph that is in the book to which I have to refer to: “Jung believed that, in addition to the collective unconscious, the mind has a collective subconscious. He refer to the darker part of this region as the shadow. In the shadow resides the less pleasant aspects of the personality. Often dangerous, this region belongs to the primitive, uncivilized, pre-evoutionary past of the species. The shadow is represented as jealousy and repressed desires like avarice, aspects which most people would prefer not to recognize as part of their being.” this is all I have to refer to, there is no need to go into further investigation about Jungian concepts.
In my conclusion there has to be mention of at least one idea on how they relate to current political ideas or issues.
Please try to avoid very formal language because English is my second language. Also, If you need to change anything of the thesis or introduction is okay as long as you consider the concepts of colonialism/imperialism as they relate to each story,discuss in detail the meanings inherent in each title, and discuss the Jungian concept of the shadow. Please try not to add any external sources other than these works. Thanks
