Racism

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This week’s text feels like it is hitting home at the right time with all that is happening in our world right now. Currently, there are protests going on all over The United States due to the death of a black man named George Floyd by police officers. In the text Heart Of Darkness there are many different times that a person’s features are pointed out within the text. People’s skin color, the shape of their noses. Racism is a big topic in this text and something I feel like readers can learn a lot from. Students reading this text can understand how long racism has been around for, and also how people will tear each other down for any reason.
Throughout last week and this week our world in The United States has been changing everyday. I currently live in Columbus and we now have a curfew for when we have to be inside. All of this is due to racism which has been around for hundreds of years. A problem that no one has a real solution on how to fix. Most of this text is based on racism, but the Marlow, the main character looks past the racism. He is on a journey in Africa when he discovers black limbs all over.
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  1. Desiree HaytonJune 7, 2020 at 3:54 PM

    I felt like Marlow himself had some biases to work through concerning race. When he's speaking of Kurtz's mistress, Marlow describes her as a statue and he refers to another African as machinery shortly after arriving in the congo as well. While he certainly highlighted the fact that imperialism was wrong, I was put off by the language used throughout the novel to dehumanize African peoples.

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  2. Samantha BaxterJune 7, 2020 at 5:32 PM

    I agree with Desiree's feedback on the piece. I certainly appreciate how you were able to bring a sense of relevancy to the piece considering everything that has happened. As Desiree has pointed out, I think Marlow has biases to work through himself, I had some issues with the way he describes some of the characters. His view of the people in the Congo was still very much as an object of his mission as opposed to an individual. Unfortunately, I think the focus of the piece was commenting on imperialism as opposed to racism.

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