... journey of immense scope up the Nung River, through the heart of Vietnam, into Cambodia. He is to find, and exterminate, one Colonel Kurtz. As the mission begins, so too does a parallel, a bridge between two rivers: the Nung and the Congo. And with this same bridge, so begins the tale of Charles Marlow and Heart of Darkness. "The Horror" in both Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now ... develops in basically the same manner, following the theory of a universal underlying truth. Willard's character ... may be based upon Marlow, and it is true that the horrors they witness are intrinsicall...

• Word Count: 2033
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School