... a solid foundation for Golding, and is reflected in the tone and theme of The Lord of the Flies. Contemporary developments in world politics also played a large part in The Heart of Darkness. Conrad lived during the Age of Colonization, in which the various European nations colonized large parts of the world, including huge chunks of Africa. At the Berlin Conference in 1885, the European nations divided Africa amongst themselves. As the colonialist extended their political ... traveled into the Congo in 1890 (Joseph Conrad (1857-1924)). From the book, it can be inferred that Conrad did ...

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