Wednesday 14 November 2012
The horror
In the Heart of Darkness when Kurtz is about to die, he realizes he has nothing to be proud for and says “The horror, the horror!”, reflecting what evil things he has done in his life to get where he was. This relates to the novel I'm reading, Lord of the Flies because both novels theme are about how viscous and barbaric people can get when fighting for power or something they want. Jack and Kurtz relate a lot in a way because of how they both manipulated things and people to get what they wanted and rise to there success. At the end of Lord of the Flies Jack and his tribe are chasing after Ralph and trying to hunt him down. Once Ralph reaches the beach he falls to the ground, exhausted physically and emotionally. Before the boys reach him, Ralph looks up to see a Naval officer, seconds after the rest of the boys viciously burst through the jungle onto the beach; the naval officer is thrown off guard how such innocent boys had come to such brutal savagery in such a short time. The boys all break down into tears; realizing the dignity they had, the feel is now gone. This relates to Kurtz quotes before his death because when they are saved they look back on what happened, what they have become and are not proud.
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Really well done Jennifer! Although I have not read "Lord of the Flies" I can clearly see the relationship to "Heart of Darkness". You have mentioned the perfect scene in this novel to express the relationship to the novella "Heart of Darkness". It describes the terrible change the children have gone through while they have been on this island without parents, without civilization, being all alone at a young age and trying to survive by themselves with the knowledge they have gathered in there lives until now and the knowledge gained from the time they have spent on this island. As the boys realise their horrific change in dignity the break down into tears and at that point I think they look back on what has happened and what terrible events happened and how that has changed them, just like Kurtz in the "Heart of Darkness". You pointed that out really well, good Job!
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