Heart of Darkness
Essay Question;
Considering the confidence that Europeans had in the superiority of their culture and institutions at the end
of the nineteenth century, how does Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness challenge European ideals of bringing
the “light” of civilization to the world by describing the “dark” colonial experience in Africa?
• Defines the key terms that you will use, such as “civilization,” “progress,” ?“enlightenment,” and
“colonialism.”
