In addition to "the heart of darkness", what sorts of terms does Marlow use to describe the African wilderness? Do you think these terms can be taken at face value – do they accurately represent Conrad’s view of the African jungle – or do they represent Marlow’s inaccurate perception of Africa (or both)?

Book: Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad

According to greek religion, what happened to those who did not receive proper burial rites?

What can be inferred about the cyclops in this excerpt from homer’s odyssey?

Read the excerpt from part 2 of zeitoun. zeitoun woke with the sun and crawled out of his tent. the day was bright, and as far as he could see in any direction the city was underwater. . he could only think of judgment day, of noah and forty days of rain. and yet it was so quiet, so still. nothing moved. he sat on the roof and scanned the horizon, looking for any person, any animal or machine moving. nothing. as he did his morning prayers, a helicopter broke the silence, shooting across the treetops and heading downtown. why does the author include the details of zeitoun’s morning? to suggest the hopelessness of zeitoun’s situation to illustrate the solitary existence endured by survivors to establish zeitoun’s dedication to the rituals of his faith to reveal the military’s attempts at assistance