1. Heart of Darkness
... thereabouts. Her ensign dropped limp like a rag; the muzzles of the long six-inch guns stuck out all over the low hull; the greasy, slimy swell swung her up lazily and let her down, swaying her thin masts. In the empty immensity of earth, sky and water, there she was, incomprehensible, firing into a continent. Pop, would go one of the six-inch guns; a small flame would dart and ... the corruption and ugliness of the environment brought about by the abuse of power of the white man. Faced with this reality he foresees that he will get to know the real face of imperialism or the "flabby, pre...
- Word Count: 4081
- Approx Pages: 16
- Grade Level: High School