Intro to Heart of Darkness blog prompts

Prompt to respond to before Tuesday, Oct. 28
Respond to the following passages from paragraph 9 and paragraph 15 (Part I).
"The yarns of seamen have a direct simplicity, the whole meaning of which lies within the shell of a cracked nut. but Marlow was not typical (if his propensity to spin yarns be excepted) and to him the meaning of an episode was not inside like a kernel but outside, enveloping the tale which brought it out only as a glow brings out a haze, in the likeness of one of these misty halos that sometimes, are made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine." (9)
"It seemed somehow to throw a kind of light on everything about me--and into my thoughts. It was sombre enough too -- and pitiful -- not extraordinary in any way -- not very clear either. No. Not very clear. And yet it seemed to throw a kind of light." (15)

Wandering minds beware!

Make darn sure you bring your Heart of Darkness books tomorrow! You cannot study and discuss this work without the annotated novel in your hand!

Best,

RMH