Chinua Achebe believes that Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness is

racist based on Conrad's descriptions of Africa and it's people.

author of Things Fall Apart, stresses Conrad's depiction of Africa as

antithesis of Europe and civilization, and the animal imagery present

Heart of Darkness, written in 1899 during the period of British

Imperialism, concerns a British trading company and their expedition

the Congo for ivory. The African natives are treated brutally by the

Europeans, and despite Conrad's casual condescension towards the

Some common words found in the essay are:
British Imperialism, Social Darwinist, Heart Darkness, Fall Apart, Western Europe, heart darkness, Central Africa, Chinua Achebe, animal imagery, africa antithesis,
Approximate Word count = 448
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)