RACE & ETHNICITY in Heart of Darkness * * * At the turn of the 19th century European imperialism, even though racist and corrupt, was viewed as "a crusade worthy of this century of progress" (Introduction {to Heart of Darkness}, Robert Hampson. pg20) by King Leopold of Belgium. Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, reflects the colonial attitudes of that time, in relation to the black Africans who are commonly viewed and described as primitive and inferior and …showed first 75 words of 2092 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2092 total…the narrative, to appear inferior to the Europeans. By: shOsh xxOxxTM *BIBLIOGRAPHY*  Congo (documentary), BBC 2001  Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad. Penguin 2000 (referred to just as 'pg')  Introduction (of Heart of Darkness), Robert Hampson. Penguin 2000  www.arts.uwa.edu.au/MotsPluriels/MP1300pmw.html  www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~benjamin/316kfall/316kunit3/studentprojects/conrad/people.html  www.gradesaver.com/ClassicNotes/Titles/heartofdarkness/fullsumm.html  www.novelguide.com/heartofdarkness/characterprofiles.html  www.sparknotes.com/lit/heart/themes.html