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4.9: Comparing the Presentation of Cultures in Literary Texts Answers

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According to the narrator, what would be the negative outcomes of "taking possession” of the land?

“wanderers on a prehistoric earth”

“the aspect of an unknown planet”

“an accursed inheritance”

“profound anguish and . . . excessive toil”

Which statement best summarizes Achebe’s perspective about Conrad’s Heart of Darkness?

Heart of Darkness should not be acclaimed because it deprives a group of people of positive human qualities.

While Conrad published a novel about the colonization of Africa, he did not unfairly portray the country and its people.

Conrad is one of many Western historians and novelists who ignore the culture and independence of the African people.

Conrad’s novella should not be considered a work of art because it tells of the horrors associated with the colonization of Africa.

Which evidence from the text best explains Achebe’s opinion about the counterargument?

“The primary narrator is Marlow, but his account is given to us through the filter of a second, shadowy person.”

“Conrad’s intention is to draw a cordon sanitaire between himself and the moral and psychological malaise of his narrator.”

“He neglects to hint . . . at an alternative frame of reference by which we may judge the actions and opinions of his characters.”

“Conrad appears to go to considerable pains to set up layers of insulation between himself and the moral universe of his history.”

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