'The Heart of Darkness'

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English Lit Flashcards on 'The Heart of Darkness', created by catherinecoffey2 on 03/05/2013.
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Suggests the decline of Empire Description of setting sun - 'imperceptible fall' / 'the decline of day' / 'stricken to death by a touch of that gloom brooding over a crowd of men' (as if the moral problems of Empire should haunt Londoners).
Highlights the Nations pride empire 'the men of whom the nation is proud ... the knights-errant of the sea.' 'the Golden Hind returnng with her round flanks full of treasure' (material benfits of Empire)
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