This wonderfully, awful book was assigned to me last month for a school reading project.
It is the daring tale of Marlow and his mission to find the man people call, Kurtz.
Kurtz was a famous man, known for his abilities and knowledge. (Although I never really figured out WHY Marlow was trying to find him...)
Marlow signs up as a steamboat captain and travels up the Congo the the place where Kurtz is rumored to be living. On his way, Marlow discovers the true nature of the "Civilizing" of the natives that Europeans are doing.
He is faced with utmost brutality and cruelness that he had previously believed was not possible by his countrymen.
When he finally finds Kurtz, it is discovered that his is very ill and must be taken to a doctor.
I am going to stop there and hopefully catch your curiosity. Although the story is much more exciting written in paragraph form than in the three chapter book.
One thing I would recommend to you would be this lovely site I discovered about three years ago,
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/heart/
Here has everything your little heart could desire on just about every classic book imaginable!
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