... it is not difficult to draw the common thread between the five literary pieces: the setting of each propagates an emotional conflict that guides the protagonist' actions and thoughts. Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is built on two completely contrasting settings. The Congo, or "dark place,"" represents a "black space- (180) on a map, a jungle that leaves the protagonist or any other Europeans with ... no specific expectations. The natives are deemed to be savages by the "civilized- England, and are seen as inferior people who need the care and contribution of the "better world."" This...

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