... Things, Roy's uses "Heart of Darkness- to show a similarity to Conrad's novel by relating how the colonial powers invasion of India promoted darkness. The reference to Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad occurs many times, but most notably in chapter five in the quote, "The old colonial bungalow with its deep verandah and Doric columns, was surrounded by smaller, older, wooden ... poverty and is found in the quote, "The history house could no longer be approached from the river. It had turned its back on Ayenenem. The hotel guests were ferried across the backwaters, straight from cochin-...

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