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BOOK REPORT OUTLINE

HEART OF DARKNESS

NAME: BAHRI, MUHAMAD KHAIRUL

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BOOK DESCRIPTION

Title : Heart of Darkness

Author : Joseph Conrad

Setting : The Congo River, Africa

Level : upper intermediate level

Other : the book is categorized as one of 1001 books youmust read before you die by Prof. Peter Boxall from

Sussex University.

a) The Shadow LineJoseph Conrad

b) The Secret AgentJoseph Conrad

c) NostromoJoseph Conrad

d) Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad

e) Lord JimJoseph Conrad

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CHARACTERS

Charles Marrow : an Englishman and a steamboat captain

Mr. Kurtz : a genius who collects more ivories than the others.

Russian Youth : Mr. Kurtzs assistant who nurse Mr. Kurtz when he was ill.

Mr. Kurtzs intended: Mr. Kurtzs fianc.

The Manager : Marlows employer

Agents : people who are ordered to accompany Marlows team.

Porters : native people who carry equipment and theyre cannibals.

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The team is attacked. The team meet Kurtzs assistant;

Mr. Kurtz is sick.

He has been worshipped as a God by native

people (since he came with thunder and lightning)

CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION

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The team meet Mr. Kurtz in a person.

Mr. Kurtz wont back to main station / his society Mr. Kurtz agrees later to follow Marlow as Marlow

promises to meet his intended and send his report to

International Savage Society

Marlow rescues him, but he is dead then.

CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION

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CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION

The company asks Kurtzs report to Marlow. The report is sent to International Savage Society.

Marlow meets Kurtzs intended and tells her that Mr.

Kurtz loves her until the end.

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What do you think?

Write your impression of this story

the writer is very intelligent in describing characters andcontradiction between people from civilized and savage society;

the book is so alive and can bring readers to a genuine of the

colonization era;

describes contradiction between people from civilized andsavage society

it tells about physiological adventure instead of physical

adventure;

ending story does not fit to what I assumed;

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Mr. KurtzNative People

Symbol of Civilized Society

-Heavy guns;

-A steamboat;

-Modern fashion.

Symbol of Primitive Society

-Cannibals;

-Slaves;

-Arrows and Spears.

Marlow

Watcher / Writers opinion

Common relationships between people (civilized society) and people

(primitive society) is slavery. But the most extreme one is worshipping

of person of civilized society by primitive society. (Mr. Kurtz was

worshipped by native people)

TRUE STORY: Remember Pharaohs ? ( they were worshipped as

God)

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WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

Cut somebody/something offMeaning: to cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or

feel alone

Example: After his daughter died, the king cut himself off from his palace.

Keeping something/somebody off

Meaning: Avoid to meet him / eat somethingExample: I am keeping him off. (I am doing everything so he cant meet me/avoid to

meet him)

A handful of pennies

Meaning: Little value/little significance

Example: His life is not worth a handful of pennies with thunder and lightning

Meaning: firing heavy guns

Example: He came with thunder and lightning. It means he came by firing

heavy guns.

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Offing (noun)Meaning: Distant part of sea

Example: The offing is very clear, even without a telescope, I can see

everything there.

Good God

Meaning: Oh my God !

Example: When Julia Roberts was passing IALF Surabaya, James shouted

Good God, she is very beautiful!!

Intended (noun)

Meaning: Someone you plan want to marry. Fianc vs intendedExample: She was my intended and then she is my wife.

Mourn (verb)

Meaning: Feel deep sorry for his friend death.

Example: He mourned because of his grandmothers death

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

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Monstrous (adjective)Meaning: scary/ big

Example: Frankenstein is a monstrous monster.

Savage (adjective)

Meaning: primitive, uncivilizedThey are savage society.

Exterminate (verb)

Meaning: Kill compeletely

Example: He ordered us to exterminate all enemies

Screech (verb, noun)

Meaning: Piercing sound or cry (very loud)

Example: I heard screech of crying in bushes

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS