BOOK REPORT OUTLINE

HEART OF DARKNESS

NAME: BAHRI, MUHAMAD KHAIRUL

BOOK DESCRIPTION
Title Author Setting Level Other : Heart of Darkness : Joseph Conrad : The Congo River, Africa : upper intermediate level : the book is categorized as one of 1001 books you must read before you die by Prof. Peter Boxall from Sussex University.

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The Shadow Line Joseph Conrad The Secret Agent Joseph Conrad Nostromo Joseph Conrad Heart of Darkness Joseph Conrad Lord Jim Joseph Conrad

CHARACTERS
Charles Marrow : an Englishman and a steamboat captain Mr. Kurtz : a genius who collects more ivories than the others. Russian Youth : Mr. Kurtzs assistant who nurse Mr. Kurtz when he was ill. Mr. Kurtzs intended: Mr. Kurtzs fianc. The Manager : Marlows employer Agents : people who are ordered to accompany Marlows team. Porters : native people who carry equipment and theyre cannibals.

PLOT
Marlow with porters, agents, the manager is sailing through The Congo River. To collect ivories in Congo and to rescue Mr. Kurtz. Taking Mr. Kurtzs report.

CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION

The team is attacked. The team meet Kurtzs assistant; Mr. Kurtz is sick. He has been worshipped as a God by native people (since he came with thunder and lightning)

CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION

The team meet Mr. Kurtz in a person. Mr. Kurtz wont back to main station / his society Mr. Kurtz agrees later to follow Marlow as Marlow promises to meet his intended and send his report to International Savage Society Marlow rescues him, but he is dead then.

CLIMAX AND RESOLUTION

The company asks Kurtzs report to Marlow. The report is sent to International Savage Society. Marlow meets Kurtzs intended and tells her that Mr. Kurtz loves her until the end.

What do you think? Write your impression of this story

the writer is very intelligent in describing characters and contradiction between people from civilized and savage society; the book is so alive and can bring readers to a genuine of the colonization era; describes contradiction between people from civilized and savage society it tells about physiological adventure instead of physical adventure; ending story does not fit to what I assumed;

Watcher / Writers opinion

Marlow

Native People Symbol of Primitive Society -Cannibals; -Slaves; -Arrows and Spears.

Mr. Kurtz Symbol of Civilized Society -Heavy guns; -A steamboat; -Modern fashion.

Common relationships between people (civilized society) and people (primitive society) is slavery. But the most extreme one is worshipping of person of civilized society by primitive society. (Mr. Kurtz was worshipped by native people) TRUE STORY: Remember Pharaohs ? ( they were worshipped as God)

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

Cut somebody/something off Meaning: to cause a person or place to become separate, or cause someone to be or feel alone Example: After his daughter died, the king cut himself off from his palace. Keeping something/somebody off Meaning: Avoid to meet him / eat something Example: I am keeping him off. (I am doing everything so he cant meet me/avoid to meet him) A handful of pennies Meaning: Little value/little significance Example: His life is not worth a handful of pennies

with thunder and lightning Meaning: firing heavy guns Example: He came with thunder and lightning. It means he came by firing heavy guns.

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

Offing (noun) Meaning: Distant part of sea Example: The offing is very clear, even without a telescope, I can see everything there. Good God Meaning: Oh my God ! Example: When Julia Roberts was passing IALF Surabaya, James shouted Good God, she is very beautiful!! Intended (noun) Meaning: Someone you plan want to marry. Fianc vs intended Example: She was my intended and then she is my wife. Mourn (verb) Meaning: Feel deep sorry for his friend death. Example: He mourned because of his grandmothers death

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

Monstrous (adjective) Meaning: scary/ big Example: Frankenstein is a monstrous monster. Savage (adjective) Meaning: primitive, uncivilized They are savage society. Exterminate (verb) Meaning: Kill compeletely Example: He ordered us to exterminate all enemies Screech (verb, noun) Meaning: Piercing sound or cry (very loud) Example: I heard screech of crying in bushes