I <3 JOSEPH CONRAD
Where have I been?
School desiccated(can it be used as a verb?) any desire or inclination I had for reading Heart of Darkness. "Nevertheless" (allusion: Neda), I read it, just so that I could do well on the quizzes in class.
Alas, I wish I hadn't read it at all during school. I just re-read HOD and I loved it. I absolutely savoured every word of that book. And I also went on to read "The Nigger of Narcissus" and hopefully after testing is over I will read Lord Jim.
He was wayyyy ahead of his time. The concepts/institutions still hold fast even in today's society...which hasn't "spiritually" progressed. True, we don't beat them, call them savages or "niggers" anymore, but there's still that overshadowing thought that they are "ignorant". Before I offend anyone I'm going to stop, even though it's pretty straightforward what I'm trying to imply.
I should be reading biology, but Joseph Conrad, you've captured my heart. <3 (note: metaphor, trope, allusion)
I had better dominate the Literature test.
"The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too much."
" . . . a belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."