1. Identify nine specific details that point to the futility of the European presence in Africa. (3 from each section of the novel).
2.Heart of Darkness is a frame story. Identify EVERY time there is a shift between the original narrator and Marlow who narrates most of the story.
3. Conrad often reverses the traditional symbolism of black and white. Find two examples where he uses the traditional symbolism and four examples where white is evil and black is good.
4. Conrad often writes of how scenes appear - or what they SEEM to be. Find three examples where he refers to a person, place, or object using this conflict - the conflict of illusion versus reality.
5. Find four references to WORK in Heart of Darkness. These will be explicit references to work or labor. . . usually by Marlow. Be prepared to tell what Conrad suggests about work - what conclusion can you draw from these references?