Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Heart of Darkness HW

Today the students researched the following topics/people:

Colonialism, Leopold II, Congo, Ivory, Chinua Achebe.

We will be discussing the relationship between these items as well as how they relate to the novel tomorrow.

Students must also read part 1 of Heart of Darkness and respond to the following:

As you read respond to the following:

Examine the treatment of colonialism. Provide specific examples and pages.

Comment on the relationship between the following:
The man carrying a bucket with a hole in it.
The dead body in the road. (permanent improvement)
The need for rivets.

Comment on the significance of the following:
-“In the interior you will no doubt meet Mr. Kurtz”
-“The chief of the Inner Station”

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