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Short Study on Conrad’s “Youth” and Heart of Darkness

Xinyue Wang, Jingdong Zhong
Vol. 3, No. 7, pp. 81-85, 2023 DOI: 10.54691/fhss.v3i7.5303 July 22, 2023
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Abstract.Both “Youth” (1898) and Heart of Darkness (1899) are frequently anthologized marvelous masterpieces by the Polish-British writer Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), and both of them contain the autobiographical elements. To enhance the comprehension of Conrad’s life and his art, this article does a further study concerning two journeys of same protagonist Marlowe-his first journey to the East and his perceptions of youth at different stages of his life in “Youth;” his experiences in Africa with a profound exposure to the colonialists’ abhorrent practices in Heart of Darkness.
Keywords. Conrad; Autobiographical; “Youth”; Heart of Darkness.
APA Citation Xinyue Wang, Jingdong Zhong (2023). Short Study on Conrad’s “Youth” and Heart of Darkness. Frontiers in Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(7), 81-85. https://doi.org/10.54691/fhss.v3i7.5303

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