THIRD ESSAY???

Overall, the movie was very similar to the novel Heart of Darkness. However, I am having a hard time trying to decide on various topics for the third essay. I am thinking of writing my third essay on the idea of prejudiced behavior by the author of Heart of Darkness, towards the African Americans based on the author's selected language and demeaning portrayal of the African Americans.

book vs movie

I found that I was able to understand the movie alot better vs the book. I feel the movie gave me a more realistic view on what was happening. It was more clear to describe the tragic things that were going on, by viewing the movie now I some what understand the book. My personal feeling to the real vietnam war is we went in with no plan or any sence of direction. The orders were just kill,kill, kill. It's funny that in todays war, we went in for a mission to get a few main induviduals, and so far we have. We have made a great deal of accomplishments. It also seems that we are no longer in sight where our mission is now. The orders are still kill,kill,kill but in the same aspect we are getting ourself killed... We are kind of repeating history over and over again with hopes to get it right one day. Please dont get me wrong. I really do appreciate the troops giving up there life for us. That is why we inlist in the millitary. In the same light, looking back my question is "Have we really made a difference in some way in all the wars in general? WW1, WW2, Civle war, Vietnam, Desert storm, and todays war. Or have we exhausted ourselfs into thinking we still have a mission? Any one understand me? I come form a proud millitary family line and I have seen the good and the bad when we return. I myself was talked out of going into the army, I would have went to Desert Storm...

Excercise

Try punctuating these paragraphs adapted from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, by James Joyce.

the slide was shot back the penitent emerged from the side of the bos the farther side was drawn a woman entered quietly and deftly where the first penitent had knelt the faint murmur began again

he could still leave the chapel he could stand up put one foot before the other and walk out softly and then run run run swiftly through the dark streets he could still escape from the shame had it been any terrible crime but that one sin had it been murder little fiery flakes fell and touched him at all points shameful thoughts shameful words shameful acts shame covered him wholly like fine glowing ashes falling continually to say it in words his soul stiflin and helpless would cease to be

the slide was shot back a penitent emerged from the farther side of the box the near side was drawn a penitent entered where the other penitent had come out a soft whispering noise floated in vaporous cloudlets out of the box it was the woman soft whispering cloudlets soft whispering vapour whispering and vanishing

Apocaypse Now

I watched the movie today, since I wasn't there Saturday. I thought it was interesting how one man said, to the Captian while eating Roast Beef,that good does not always triumph over evil. If you think about it, its really sad.Knowing that there is evil in the world,but there is also a balance of good which gives me hope. That statement that he said just made me ponder about today's standards. I also think, that Kurtz started to become crazy over the years; he became like a savage just as the people who worshiped him in the movie. In the movie, I didn't mention ivory though...did it?

Heart of Darness

Lets start throwing some essay topics around for the book and the movie. I am having a hard time trying to come up with something I can form a good thesis statement for. I am thinking of comparing Marrow with his corresponding character in Apocalypse Now.

Posting

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heart of darkness

Can anyone tell me what krutz meant when he said the "Horror! the Horror!" Was he talking about his experience and how the quest for ivory and power over came him, or just things he had seen while in Africa? Also when he said desroy them all, who was he talking about, was this supposed to make scense or had he just gone crazy?