Socratic seminar analysis

The discussion was very intriguing. Numerous unusual topics were brought up and great answers came to light. The discussion were well regulated and kept their dynamics. I have a new insight for my next upcoming essay if we have one.

Heart of Darkness 9

As we start to know kurtz better, we notice that he is incredibly childish and breaks down when noticing someone observing him. When Kurtz dies, Marlow reveals how he saw Kurtz. He saw him as a man of great fortitude and that he owed him a lot.

Heart of Darkness 7

Later on we see that Kurtz is completely crazy probably due to the fact that he has been living alone for so long. Kurtz could be seen as a character full of darkness and wilderness.  

Heart of Darkness 6

As we go through Africa, we notice that marlow does not believe in the humanity of Africa. He has absolutely no idea in what to see in humanity. He sees everybody as savages.-Later in the story, we see a ambush by locals who are attacking the ship with no cause. We start to see men’s greed, and their desire for superiority. They discover some sort of ivory from an animal and decide to find more.

Heart of darkness 5

As we move deeper in the story we start to notice unconscious train of thoughts that are compared to Kurtz’s speeches. As we see dementia taking place in alot of the antogonists, we notice that it comes from the Id.

Heart of Darkness 4

As we go through Africa, we notice that marlow does not believe in the humanity of Africa. He has absolutely no idea in what to see in humanity. He sees everybody as savages.-Later in the story, we see a ambush by locals who are attacking the ship with no cause. We start to see men’s greed, and their desire for superiority. They discover some sort of ivory from an animal and decide to find more.

Heart of Darkness essay question

How do you prove Sigmund Freud's idea that the Id and Ego is directly partitioned into the Human mind and how does this theory relate to Joseph Conrad's idea.