British background history
The british empire today
what is "almost nothing"
Who is Rudyard Kipling
Why did George Orwell shoot the elephant?
What is.... peer pressure from the locals and maintaining authority in front of the local village.
The actual plot
Captain Marlow sailed in the Congo River to retrieve Kurtz. Marlow struggles with the moral and ethical implications of colonialism and imperialism. Marlow hears rumors about Kurtz: increasing madness and cruelty. Marlow finds Kurtz to be a man who has given in to the darkness of colonialism and the darkness within himself. Kurtz die and Marlow returns to Europe.
the year the film took place in
what is 1968
The British empire fell apart
what is 1985
Intention with the poem
what is a poem about white men who has a duty of colonializing countries
Name of the protagonist and first-person narrator
Who is George Orwell
The character who has become a cult-like figure to the natives, and is described as an exceptional manager by the Europeans.
Who is Kurtz?
number of people on the boat
5, including Captain Benjamin Willard
How big was the British empire, and which 3 people had a big role?
There were a total of 372 colonies in the British empire In 1877 including parts of India, Australia, Canada, west-indies etc. Names as Christopher Colombus,
Mahatma Gandhi and Queen Elizabeth the First had a big role in the British Empire.
how are the African people described?
what is .... words like childish and in need of guidance
The reaction after he shot the elephant
What is feeling guilty.
The organization that hires the protagonist to go to Congo.
What is ‘The Company’?
what is the journey through the rainforest a symbol of?
The journey through the rainforest is a metaphor for Willard's individual journey into the darkest corners of his soul
Dehumanizing
What is un-human behavior like ‘animal behavior’. White men dehumanised the natives, with treating them as if they were animals.
what is the white men's duty?
It is the white men's duty to inform the people in Africa about the right things to do
The language style and writing style
adjectives and many details. Portraits the downsides of imperialism and is critical. 1. person narrator.
The protagonist in Joseph Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”.
Who is Charles Marlow?
what is the plot?
Captain Willard is sent to Vietnam by the U.S. military to assassinate Colonel Kurtz, who has gone mad. Willard travels up the Nung River, encountering the madness and brutality of war. Willard is horrified by the colonel's insane methods. Willard kills Kurtz but is left questioning the morality of war.
british empires reason for colonizing + reasons for making an empire?
what is 'they saw their empire as a big market place, and used overseas trade for more work opportunities.
What does the poem argue?
The poem argues the responsibility
what year is the essay from?
The essay from 1936
The famous line Kurtz says just before he dies.
What is ‘The horror! The horror!’?
what does the film overall illustrate?
Apocalypse now illustrates the horror and the psychological effect of attending the war in Vietnam in the 1960’s