06 Jul Respond  seperatE to each  student  with 100 words minim

Respond  seperatE to each  student  with 100 words minimum…SEPERATLEY!!!!!!Original Post-   The forum for this week addresses the third learning objective:  Produce an original opinion based on assigned literature.Discuss your reaction to Heart of Darkness. Do not simply explain why you liked or did not like it but consider whether you agree or disagree with Conrad. Determine his purpose and critique the text. Be sure to defend your stance with cited evidence from the reading.Points you may consider in your response include:What does the reading have to do with you, personally?How much does Heart of Darkness agree or clash with your views of the world and what you consider right and wrong or moral and immoral?Were your views and opinions challenged or changed by this piece? How?What was your overall reaction to this text? To whom would you recommend this reading?What unanswered questions are you left with?Posts-EmmaHeart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was challenging to read, because of the way it was written and because of the dark themes in the piece. Conrad included strong, rich details which helped me navigate the story, though it was a little challenging for me to understand certain parts of the book. Much like many of you, I had to reread a couple of the passages to clearly understand what was happening and what Conrad wanted to be the takeaway from that specific passage. I thought it was well written, but I did not agree with the brutality the natives endured within the piece.After hearing a shrieking scream, we see how the men on the boat’s initial reaction is to grab their guns. “Two others remained open-mouthed a whole minute, then dashed into the little cabin, to rush out incontinently and stand darting scared glances, with Winchesters at ‘ready’ in their hands” (Conrad 35). One can understand that they be fearful, but at the same time, it makes you question humanity when men are ready to shoot at anything without knowing what or who it is.The reading personally reminded me of all of the hate, darkness, and evils in our world, through history to modern times. It made me evaluate the racism towards the natives in this story. They were viewed, stereotyped, and judged based on the simple fact that they were natives in Africa. The reading went against my views and values. I realize there is racism within society, but I will not stand for it or anyone in support of it. It deeply saddens me that it is 2018 and we’re still dealing with racism.If I were to recommend this reading to someone, I might recommend it to someone who doesn’t realize the scope of racism. This text would definitely open their eyes up to how disgusting the treatment of people can be based on their skin color or where they are from. Heart of Darkness allows us to understand the severity of racism back then, and relate it to similar instances throughout history, up into circumstances in today’s society.The one unanswered question I am left with is the same question many of us had after reading the text – why did Marlow feel it necessary to lie to Kurtz’s Intended? Because he did lie, I question Marlow’s intentions for lying. Did he do it to make his relationship with Kurtz more significant, did he do it to make Kurtz’s fiancée feel better about his death, or another reason?-EmmaSourcesConrad, Joseph and Virginia University of. Heart of Darkness. Generic NL Freebook Publisher, 1996. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=nlebk&AN=2010611&site=ehost-live&scope=site.  AngelaProfessor & Class,I have to admit, like so many others in class, I did find this reading difficult as well. I did not have any prior experience with reading Heart of Darkness in school and I thought it was a bit difficult to understand. I wouldn’t say the reading had anything to do with me personally, but I really didn’t enjoy reading this book and found myself reading and rereading parts of it for better understanding. What I gathered is Conrad wanted the readers to connect with how difficult it was for Marlow to fight to find Kurtz. Kurtz was a monster, a tyrant who only cared about power. This book does not coincide with my morals and beliefs. In fact, I found the book quite disturbing. I thought it was appalling how the natives were treated and I do not believe in brutality or racism. After reding the book, my opinions, beliefs and morals have not changed. In fact, I feel more strongly about my beliefs and how appalling racism and brutality are. If I were going to recommend this book to anyone, it would probably be an English major. I struggle with interpreting literature and I feel someone who has a stronger connection to all sorts of literature may have had an easier time understanding this book. For me, it was a bit over my head. There are two main questions that come to mind after reading this book. The first one would be why did Marlow feel the need to lie to Kurtz’s fiancé and the second question would be what happened to Marlow?AngelaReferencesConrad, Joseph and Virginia University of. Heart of Darkness. Generic NL Freebook Publisher, 1996. EBSCOhost, ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip&db=nlebk&AN=2010611&site=ehost-live&scope=site.KurtisClass,I will be discussing my reaction to the novel Heart of Darkness, wether i agree or disagree with the author of the novel.My first impression of heart of darkness was the location in which Conrad places the story. At the time the story takes place, Africa at the time would be considered a very savage region. I believe that is what Conrad is trying to portray in this novel. My first impression is that the author wants to get a reaction from the audience and comes off as a mild racist. The story also starts off with the story of a man going up the Congo river in Africa and hanging himself. The narrater explains the death as the river and jungle were to much for him to handle. The story delves into the inhumanity towards other men. This made me feel a little uneasy, however i do understand that this was part of our history. The author also brings about questions about imperialism, i believe i can relate to this in some form as i am in the military. We may not be as savage today as military were in the time period of this novel. I do like when Marlow steps of the ship in Brussels and calls the city ‘whited Sepulcher’ which is saying the beauty of the city makes all of the darkness that lies within. The author also compares the europeans as very civilized and when they visit Africa they become mad. The author is basically bashing on the country of Africa and its people, talking about how uncivilized they are. Overall i did not really care for the novel, i seen it as mildly racist.ToniaAloha everyone, This weeks task was to read and write about our reaction to the novel Heart of Darkness. I remember reading this book in high school, and not exactly enjoying it back then either. There are books with such a good lesson to be learned from that they never fade away or become classics. I guess this is one of them. My initial reaction to the reading would be that I don’t really enjoy it, as was most peoples reactions, but we have to go into further detail of our reaction than that. In response to how much does the Heart of Darkness coincide or differ from my moral views. I would have to say anyone with any kind of morals would have to agree that this book wasn’t written to relate or really even connect to anyone. There is canabalism, slavery, gruesome murder, lies, infidelity, and much more. I cannot really say for sure but I wholeheartedly believe that if I was thrust into an uncivilized situation I would not reduce my morals to such low salvage standards as Kurtz had. I understand that within every human there lays some kind of darkness. But I also believe that everyone has the equal choice to act upon all the good inside of them, even in a place where societies laws do not govern.