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COLOR AS SYMBOLISM
IN
HEART OF DARKNESS
By
Trish Heath
Professor McDowell
ENG 112
02 May 2000
Heath i
Outline
Thesis statement: Color is used very effectively as a tool of symbolism in Heart of
Darkness.
I. Colors, especially black and white, are used to symbolize evil (black) and
good (white).
A. People are said to have white souls or black souls depending on their
innate “goodness” or “badness” or the role they are fulfilling at the time.
1. …
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…role in Heart of Darkness. Although good and
evil are the thoughts most commonly identified by colors in the story, other concepts are
represented by colors as well, including death, industry, and cowardice. The use of colors
as symbols gives the reader another way of looking at ideas central to the theme of Heart
of Darkness.
WORKS CITED
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness, A Norton Critical Edition. New York City:
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 1988.
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