Idea for Essay

I think that Kurtz is Selfish. He has two women, therefore doesn't actually care Bout their hearts, only his. His ivory, his boat, his everything. The Karl documents justify that Kurtz is all about himself. Kurtz is in arrested development. He never grew from his id. A two year old has a hard time sharing, a grown man shouldn't act the same way as a two year old.

Fredrick

Passage

The Gap...

I know it sounds juvenile but when we read out loud in class it helps me follow along and pay attention because I'm always aware incase it's my turn. It also helps me understand the book and therefore I can read faster. When I don't understand I have to reread passages and it slows me down. Also, building a tolerance is good. If we read a little more everyday then when we get to college we will be ready and prepared. If I am really into the plot of a book I read more, when I get to college I will chose my classes and it will hopefully allow me to be interested and want to read. 

Conrad + Freud

Conrad states that every place once was a dark place. Freud believes that the id is the only  personality trait that is present from birth. The id is also known to control some of a human's darker thoughts but Freud believes that the super-ego, a person's moral conscious,  can stop the id. Therefore, humans were all had dark thoughts paralleling to the way everyplace on earth was at one point dark. Marlow believes that he is above all and is very judgmental of both the pilgrims and the cannibals. Although he sees flaws in both groups of people, his ego, the minds reality, and his super-ego allow him to realize that he would rather be honest and true like the cannibals. The narration in Heart of Darkness , can seem very dream like since it is very descriptive and  dense. Freud's theory of subconscious mirrors dreams. While Conrad's text seems complex and at times confusing, Freud's theory of the subconscious helps justify the novel.

Heart of Darkness

There are many literary terms that allow the reader to analyze Conrad's state of mind. I'm enjoying finding them.

Freud Discussion

Today's discussion about Freud was fascinating to me since I experience freudian slips in my daily life but never knew he had a theory about it. Although some of the discussion was a bit "gross," it made me wonder if I only thought it was "gross" because society has conditioned me to think so. Freud states that society heavily affects what we believe to be "normal." The fact that our impulse to be dangerous and our impulse to be sexual comes from the same part of our brain is crazy to me. All of his beliefs made me think about meanings in my daily life. 

Heart of Darkness

The novela begins using words that don't mask the meaning of darkness but rather flat out say it. Words like "darkness" and "ominous" are said justifying the intense mood we have all been speculating.

Heart of Darkness - Opening

The opening of Heart of Darkness uses beautiful but abstract langue. The sentence structure is complex reflecting the complexity of the plot. Since the novela begins in an abstract way it allows me to have an open mind and analyze the diction of the story.