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Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.' (Joseph Conrad)
From: The Explicator
Date: 19950101
Author:Bergenholtz, Rita A.
Very little attention has been provided upon two female background characters in Joseph Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness.' Critics who attribute sexism to Conrad tend to concentrate on three main female characters instead. However, a rigorous analysis of these two background women will provide a distinction between Conrad's gender attitude to that of the novel's Marlow character while clarifying Marlow's part and emphasizing Conrad's humor.
Much recent criticism has focused upon the role that women play in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. For some critics, the work is anti-feminist, and both ...
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