In the political and cultural climate of contemporary America, Heart of Darkness offers a potentially controversial view of the world which collides with many of the perspectives that globalization and post-colonial studies have illuminated, especially in terms of race, gender, and socio-economic status.

In the political and cultural climate of contemporary America, Heart of Darkness offers a potentially controversial view of the world which collides with many of the perspectives that globalization and post-colonial studies have illuminated, especially in terms of race, gender, and socio-economic status. Compose a 3-4 page essay responding to Heart of Darkness. This should be presented as either 1) a defense (apology) perhaps because your reading of Conrad’s work points more towards Conrad’s writing as an indictment of imperialism, or 2) as a criticism which identifies some “blind spot” in Conrad’s work that utilizes either Achebe or another peer-reviewed scholarly article in your reading; draw from other essays in support of one of these foundational ideas. In your essay, focus on specific passages as the basis for your argument and connect quotes from your chosen secondary source(s) with the text as you establish your own interpretation of this controversial yet esteemed text.
https://www.gutenberg.org/files/219/219-h/219-h.htm

Secondary sources
https://yale.learningu.org/download/ae5ac277-5cc2-483a-9541-37aaef9a0e67/C2116_Chinua%20Achebe.pdf
https://www.jstor.org/stable/461892
https://archive.org/details/congoepichistory0000vanr/page/56/mode/2up
https://archive.org/details/cu31924028653271/page/n319/mode/2up