Heart Of Darkness

Pg. 4
"The lawyer- the best of old fellows-had, because of his many years and many virtues, the only cushion on deck, and was lying on the only rug."
This to me is like an allusion, with the cushion and rug being something for him to fall back on if nothing else works. So maybe this means that everyone else on that boat is risking it all on this trip while he is doing for fun.

Pg 6
"The worst that could be said of him was that he did not represent his class"
While most seamen are suppose to lead a very lonesome and sedentary life, he is much different. This just makes me wonder that if he is unlike other sailors and does this for different reasons then why in particular does he do what he does?

Pg 10
"hear bout one of Marlows inconclusive experiences"
The speaker is now changed from the narrator to Marlow which he tells a story that no one wants to hear.

Pg 12
"I, Charlie Marlow, set the women to work- to get a job. Heavens!"
This makes a connotation that he didnt really want the women to work for him. Because of information i know beforehand, it was considered bad luck to have women on board. So why was Marlow relating the story of women to this voyage.

Pg 13
"therefore he whacked the old nigger mercilessly while a big crowd of his people watch him"
Perfect exemple of good vs evil and how inferior and useless the slaves were seen as

Pg 21 (2 inferences)
"assuring me earnestly that there were a camp of natives-he called them enemies!"
-Another good example of what they think of the people that live there why should they be enemies just because they are a different color...
-With th eexclamation point it almost seems like he is shocked that they think that. this makes me think that he is different than everyone else and doesnt believe what they are doin is right

Pg 22
i cant find the quote where i got this from cuz i only wrote the page number down haha...
Conrad makes it seem like death and trade go together, that you cant have one with out the other.

Pg 26
"They were no enemies, they were not criminals, they were nothing earthly now-nothing but black shadow of disease and starvation"
Describing the slaves that they were importing and comparing them to shadows, behind and following everyone, not having a chance to move ahead. He is also describing them as not enemies or criminals, which is another sign that maybe he is different.

Pg 27
"And all others were scattered in every pose of contorted collapse, as in some picture of a massacre or pestilence."
Marlow describes a scene of mere turmoil. With all this beating and abusing of the slaves they end up "collapsed". Then he describes it as almost a massacre which concludes that they are somewhat wiping out these people.

Pg 28
"When near the buildings I met a white man, in such an unexpected elegance of getup that in the first moment I look him for a sort of vision"
After describing the previous scene, he sees a white man that is dressed all nicely. As he looks at him he sees him as a higher being or almost as a god. By lookin at him for a 'vision' makes it seem like the white man has all the answers.

Pg 31
"Perhaps on some quite night the tremor of far-off drums, sinking, swelling, a tremor vast, faint; a sound weird, appealing, suggestive, and wild--and perhaps with as profound a meaning as the sound of bells in a Christian country."
The narrator vividly describes the drumming of the natives but then only says bells for the christians. He not only describes it but almost contradicts himself, like he is almost confused whether or not the drums are more appealing than the bells. Then he also comes to the conclusion and thinks outside the box and questions the fact that maybe the thought of random drum beats do have a meaning just like the bells do for christians.

Pg 36
"being hungry, you know, and kept on my feet too, I was getting savage."
This shows exactly what Marlow thinks is a savage. By just being hungry and being kept on his feet is what he thinks is savage. Maybe this is the wrong thing and what everyone is taught to think of the definition of savage.

Pg 38
"afterwords he arose and went out- and the wilderness without a sound took him into its bosom again"
After being injured, a native returns to the forest. The forest being almost like a safe ground or can even go to the extent of being a mother as in mother nature. Nature welcomes this native without a sound again. The invaders of Africa should learn from nature and think to how it was in the old days.

Pg 42
"Beyond the fence the forest stood up spectrally in the moonlight, and through the dim stir, through the faint sounds of that lamentalbe courtyard, the silence of the land went home to one's very heart--its mystery, its greatness, the amazing reality of its concealed life."
This is rly the first time that i can tell in the story that he describes the native landscape as something good. Most of the time it as seen as they were taught to be, savage and ugly. But now it is seen as amazing and great.

Pg 47
"Your own reality--for yourself, not for others--what no other man can ever know. They can only see the mere show, and never can tell what it really means."
This line kind of sums up the whole idea of the whole novel. By only seeing the outside of people many make unnecessary judgments. Only the person knows who they truly are and until the other person gets put in their shoes will never know what it rly means.

Pg 50
"To tear treasure out of the bowels of the land was their desire, with no more moral purpose at the back of it than there is in burglars breaking into a safe."
Even Marlow, who is white, can see what is really going on. By tearing the treasure of the native lands is compared to a burglar stealing out of a safe. But the weird thing is that even though Marlow isnt participating in any of this "stealing" he feels compelled to state that what is happening is wrong. He seems to be the only person to notice it.

Pg 53
"we will not be free from unfair competition til one of these fellows is hanged for an example...get him hanged! Why not? Anything-anything can be done in this country"
This is an example of how the white people view themselves. What made them think that they were superior enough so that they could call Africa theres and make it seem like they can do w/e they want? This is very weird, and shows how much power the white ppl rly think they have.

Pg 56
"And this stillness of life did not in the least resemble a peace. It was the stillness of an implacable force brooding over an inscrutable intention."
Marlow shows that because life is still does not necessarily mean that it is at peace. It just shows how well a force is following through with its plan. The force being white people and the plan, to make as much money as possible.

Pg 59
"We are accustomed to look upon the shackled form of a conquered monster, but there--there you could look at a thing monsterous and free."
This quote shows what everyone sees, someone who is being controlled but it also shows that if u were to look at it in a different way, you can see someone who is free. But the weird thing is that either way you look at it, there is always the word "monster" in front of it. Which is almost ironic within itself.

Pg 67
"The whites of course greatly discomposed...the others had an alert, naturally interested expressin; but their faces were essentially quiet."
Its weird how the white people are so tough when they are ruling the natives, but when they are confronted with something out of the ordinary they become confused. Unlike the natives who stay alert and express interest to learn more yet keep quiet.

Pg 70
"No fear can stand up to hunger, no patience can wear is out...Dont you know the devilry of lingering starvation...it takes a man all his inborn strength to fight hunger properly"
This line almost shows that the natives are more superior than the whites. With the natives having better morals than the white men.