The Treatment of Nature in Sons and Lovers

English literature regards D. H. Lawrence as one of the most incredible nature poets in history. In his descriptions of nature, Lawrence combines the genius of a painter with that of a poet. He is a painter in his technique and a poet in his attitude to nature.  Lawrence’s observation of Nature is at ways … Read more

Significance of the Last Words of Kurtz “The horror! The horror!” in The Heart of Darkness

In the dying moment, the last words of the evil antagonist Kurtz, “The horror! The horror!” reveals his realization of man’s weakness in character and what disasters it can bring upon him. He ponders how the ultimate battle between ‘man and his greed’ he took on was flawed. Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad Heart of … Read more

Conrad’s Moral Vision in the Heart of Darkness

Conrad’s Heart of Darkness has all the trappings of the conventional adventure tale-mystery, exotic setting, and suspense. But as judged from an allegorical point of view, it is a journey within a journey into the darkness of the human heart. Marlow, Conrad’s representative in the novel, makes a double journey – one on the surface … Read more

Political Analysis of Naipaul’s “A Bend in the River”

V. S. Naipaul established his novel A Bend in the River in an unnamed African country that has just achieved its independence from the then European thrall.  Naipaul shows that independence has removed the hope of eliminating ignorance. The people are no more genuine, they have become greedy and selfish, and their cultural identities are at stake … Read more