... in various forms throughout the story. Marlow describes Kurtz by saying that "His heart is an impenetrable darkness-. By scattering the title throughout the book Conrad creates a tone of malignance while reminding the reader of the book's theme. In both books the title casts a gloom over the entire story. The titles also provide negative connotations ... the "flaws of society back to the flaws of human nature-. Golding describes the boy's situation "The boys find an earthly paradise, a world, in fact like our world, of boundless wealth, beauty and resource. The boys were below the age of...

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