Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad
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Description
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was first published in 1899 in serial form in London’s Blackwood’s Magazine.
Loosely based on Conrad’s firsthand experience of rescuing a company agent from a remote station in the heart of the Congo, the novel is considered a literary bridge between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. With its modern literary approach to questions such as the ambiguous nature of good and evil, the novel foreshadows many of the themes and techniques that define modern literature.
This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Edition includes a glossary and reader’s notes to help the modern reader contend with Conrad’s complex approach to the human condition.
Book Club Questions for Heart of Darkness (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Heart of Darkness (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Heart of Darkness:
- Did Joseph Conrad emphasize any specific themes throughout Heart of Darkness? What do you think Joseph Conrad is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Heart of Darkness and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Heart of Darkness? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Heart of Darkness reveal Joseph Conrad's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Joseph Conrad is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Heart of Darkness affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Joseph Conrad's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Heart of Darkness (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Heart of Darkness (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Heart of Darkness:
- Did Joseph Conrad make persuasive arguments in Heart of Darkness? Did Heart of Darkness change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Heart of Darkness?
- How does Joseph Conrad present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Joseph Conrad biased within Heart of Darkness? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Heart of Darkness make you want to read next? Why?
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