The Commentary Passages are available in the Heart of Darkness folder above (see pages).
Each member of the class must do one. Commit yourself to your passage by posting a comment on this post with your name and the passage number. First come, first serve.
"L'enfer c'est les autres"--JP Sartre This year, students will explore the theme of otherness. What defines the mainstream and how does this mainstream dictate to others? What does it mean to be marginalized? How has the mainstream impacted the world of ideas across the centuries?
Margaux - passage 12
ReplyDeleteLayla-Passage 10
ReplyDeleteMaddie-Passage 4
ReplyDeleteAndrew J. Kaston, Esquire-Passage 9
ReplyDeleteAlessia - passage 7
ReplyDeleteNaima: Passage 16
ReplyDeletePassage 17
ReplyDeletePassage 8, what what!
ReplyDeleteFelix: Passage 5
ReplyDeleteDoïna : Pasage 13
ReplyDeleteAurianna : Passage 6
ReplyDeleteChristelle: Passage 1
ReplyDeleteMatthew: passage 10
ReplyDeleteDaniel M. passage 18
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ReplyDeletePassage 11
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ReplyDeleteConrad gives the personification of nature as a wounded animal, one which is even disrespected upon its grave. The wilderness is more powerful then the man, because the man is not able to control himself, transforming him into a pathetic and mindless creature, blinded by reason and guided simply by passion and obsession, making him the victim of the wilderness and deep remorse.