1. Gunga Din and Heart of Darkness
... Darkness, the dichotomy manifests itself whenever people are described. In a particularly salient example, the European chief accountant of a trade company is labeled "amazing" and his appearance painstakingly described by Marlow, the narrator: "a high starched collar, white cuffs, a light alpaca jacket, snowy trousers, a clear necktie, and varnished boots...hair parted, brushed, oiled" (Conrad 31). ... are given personal backstories, individual traits, and specific desires, while the native Indian peoples they encounter appear in large groups of indistinguishable bodies and are describ...
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