Influence to contemporary classical narrative form Topic 9: Contemporary classical narrative form is influenced by cross media, transmedia and intertextuality. Define each of these terms and examine their particular characteristics with reference to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and another contemporary film of your choice. Narrative describes how story is told in many different media, including fiction, film, and television serials, etc. William H. Phillips states a definition of narrative in one of his books: For our purposes, narrative can be defined as a series of unified events (happening and actions) situated in one or more settings. The events may be arranged chronologically or nonchronologically and may be factual, fictional, or a blend of the two.
Regan Coseni Mme Poliquin English – EAE 4U 11/11/11 Critical Review of Hamlet Films, Act 3: Zeffirelli vs. Branagh There are numerous different portrayals of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, whether they are in the form of films, books or theatrical plays, they are all better than the other in different aspects and for specific reasons. In this critical review, we will make a comparison of Act 3 between Franco Zeffirelli’s film version of “Hamlet” starring Mel Gibson and Kennith Branagh’s film version of “Hamlet” starring Branagh, himself. First, as far as faithfulness to sequence and language in comparison to the original written version of Act 3, Branagh’s is pretty well identical in both senses. On the other hand, Zeffirelli’s version switches a few things up. To start with, in the original version as well as Branagh’s version of “Hamlet”, the “To be or not to be” soliloquy comes before Hamlets encounter with Ophelia, where as in Zeffirelli’s version of the play, Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy comes after the scene where he speaks with Ophelia.
Africa in Heart of Darkness In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow and Kurtz, the novella's protagonists, take a journey deep into the jungle of the Congo. As they progress further within their journey, each man is forced to adapt to the primitive environment and consequently begins to lose his ability to understand and be regulated by societal rules. In terms of their mind, or "psychological self," Marlow and Kurtz are coerced into taking on the primitive, instinctual mindset of the natives around him. This journey the men partake in disrupts the balance between their superego, ego, and id. Psychologically speaking, the superego is the socialized moral agency, the ego serves as the moderating forced between the superego and the id, while the id is the entirely instinctual sector of the mind.
Europe, Africa, the river, and Kurtz are all plausible candidates for the heart of darkness within Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness. Marlow may refer to Europe when mentioning the heart of darkness for numerous reasons. The European governments and trade organizations have been the primary reasons for the infiltration and development of Africa. The Europeans have been the ones to enslave the African people and bring misery upon them. Marlow encounters much of this misery when first being introduced to the Chief Accountant of the Trade Company.
He then establishes a system of forced labor that keeps the people of the Congo in a condition of slavery for ivory and rubber. So, we can deduce that the novel itself, its excerpt to Joseph Conrad’s The Heart of Darkness, and journalism within the Free Congo State portrayed the situation with the darkness it deserved. In the novel, Hochschild shines light on the darkness of the situation in Belgium Congo. Hochschild captures the essence of Leopold’s true intentions and the darkness of his nature when he says, “What mattered was the size of the profit. His drive for colonies, however, was shaped by a desire not only for money but for power”.
Joseph Conrad’s novella, Heart of Darkness, explores the enlightenment of Marlow, an explorer who ventures into the Belgian Congo. He is led through a chthonic journey, witnessing humanity at both its darkest and lightest and emerging from the jungle reborn. While both Conrad and his characters make it clear to the audience that Marlow has reached an enlightened state, what precisely he is enlightened about is never explicitly states. A common, easily reached interpretation has Marlow lamenting the evils of European imperialism in Africa. Superficially, this interpretation is well-supported by the text; however, if one goes beyond the surface, the interpretation becomes far more universal and ambiguous.
Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart My interest in Joseph Conrad is centered around understanding what brought him to the Congo and how the events that transpired there influenced his attitudes in Heart of Darkness. I also wanted to gain a greater understanding of the historical events that led to the colonization of the Congo. This interest is basically grounded in the fact that prior to my exposure to Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart, I knew virtually nothing about what actually led to the colonization of the area. It is my hope that through researching these areas I will have a deeper understanding of the two novels that focused on the Congo. In the article, "Post-colonial Literatures and Counter-discourse," Helen Tiffin raises a number of issues in regards to the hybridization of the colonized and how European universals invariably clash with that of the native.
Every event should lead cleanly into the next to join in a unified whole. Under the classical style, by the end of the film, these events should come together to resolve a goal or purpose, thereby ending the movie. Alternative styles of narration are not bound by these principles and are allotted room for abstract thoughts and representations. When seeing a film in its narrative structure, the classical Hollywood style of narration is not always what is preferable to an audience. Take for example the film Fatal Attraction.
Hypocrisy in the Heart of Darkness Heart of Darkness, written by Joseph Conrad is a novella that exposes the hypocrisy of imperialism. This novella’s main character, Charlie Marlow, describes the atrocities committed by the Europeans in the Congo at the end of the 19th century, considered one of greatest examples of genocide at the time. (Paul Brians, et al.) Marlow sets out on the river towards the station of a Belgian company’s employee named Kurtz deep in the heart of Congo. Upon arriving in the colonized country and during his travels up the river he begins to see the truth about the company’s “trade” as well as the “cultivation” of the “uncivilized” inhabitants and culminates his enlightenment during his encounter with Kurtz.
Imperialism Critique: Heart of Darkness Table of Contents Introduction 3 Background 3 Imperialism: The Four Critics 4 Efficiency and Idea 5 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 9 Introduction Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was published in 1902 and was one of the first modern novels of that time. Heart of Darkness is a psychological journey to Africa on a ship named the Nellie. One of the characters, Marlow, an agent for a Belgian Ivory Trading firm, recounts his journey into Africa. This journey is shared with a grim account on imperialism. Hunt Hawkins believes that Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was an anti-imperialism novel, as opposed to what some may believe while reading the novel; an example would be Chinua Achebe, who believes the novel to be racist and de-humanizing.