SparkNotes: Heart of Darkness: Part 2 (continued).
Marlow is aware of Kurtz’s intelligence and the man’s appreciation of paradox, so he also knows that Kurtz’s rabid systematization of the world around him has been an act and a lie. Yet Kurtz, on the strength of his hubris and his charisma, has created out of himself a way of organizing the world that contradicts generally accepted social models.
Heart of Darkness: The Two-Sided Mask of Kurtz. Well-known American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne once said “No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true” (“Quotes about Masks”).
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As we move into step two of our plan to rebuild, the most important thing we can continue to do is to stay alert, control the virus, and, in doing so, save lives.
A thinkpiece about the importance of storytelling in our current society. These are my personal insights and it does not reflect the views and opinions of any institution that I am associated with.
The report describes the greater susceptibility and therefore risks that COVID-19 presents to BAME people and confirms what has been tragically observed in medical, care and transport situations. This has rightly driven calls for greater action to help protect and ensure the safety of BAME workers in the NHS and essential work, as well as those preparing for a return to work.
However, Kurtz writes a report on the natives that is written in eloquent and civilized speech, showing his remaining ties with the civilized world he thought he had left behind. Kurtz’ last words were, “The horror!