i think that the protagonist/antagonist lines are not entirely clear. i think that marlow is the protagonist because he is who we follow. i believe that the antagonist in the book is the Congo/Africa. i believe the heart of darkness is referring to Africa, because marlow went deep into the "heart" of Africa.
What do you think of Achebe's response to Heart of Darkness? Write three questions to discuss regarding his response for a seminar on Tuesday.
i think that achebe's response is agreeable to a point. he wasnt just writing the response to call Conrad a racist and be condescending to the kid from yonkers. even though it is more of a educated rant than an actual paper he had some good points. the lack of knowledge about african history and literature is surprising. seeing Africa as a polar opposite to Europe is a rather narrow minded view.
questions
1. why did achebe chose to study something that some people don't think is a real thing?
2. dose achebe look at the book subjectively?
3. if a book like heart of darkness was published today how long would it take to be banned?
Part of the fun of reading HoD is that it is not cut and dry about many things - like who the antagonist and protagonist are. I am interested in what your final thoughts about this are, having finished the book.
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