Heart Of Darkness Dialectical Journal

1. The mood is dark and ominous.
2. On the deck of the Nellie is the narrator, Marlow, an accountant, a lawyer and the Director of Companies. The Nellie is docked in the Thames River.
3. Their occupations suggest that they are interested in maintaining their titles and earning even more money. They are also aware of the realities of the world and the necessity to make more than just a living.
4. The two literary terms used in referring to the sailor was simile and personification.
5. Marlow is described to have “sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped the palms of hands outward, resembled an idol.” (p.4).
6. The sword represents destruction and can signify war. The torch stands for the expansion and the pure light it

The sketch is of a woman who is carrying a torch and is blindfolded. This could symbolize how men are traveling into the country under false pretenses. They claim to be bring civilization and aid, the torch. As they approach with the torch they are blinded to the corruption going on around them, just as the blindfold blinds the woman.
30. Both Marlow and Kurtz were sent by the same company.
31. The brickmaker dislikes Marlow, Kurtz and the new group. He seems to be threatened by their joint presence.
32. This is a contradictory statement because Marlow has already told a lie about not having ties to Brussels.
33. Marlow can’t get the rivets he needs, the manager doesn’t order them. Insinuating that the manager does so just to spite Kurtz.
34. It is a group of men with the sole intention of wreaking profit through treasures discovered. It is led by the manager’s uncle. Marlow describes them as greedy and cruel as they pillage the country.
35. Marlow still wishes to see Kurtz because he had a different morality than the other men among his group. This difference intrigues Marlow and causes his curiosity to wonder what his complete intentions are or what he wishes to