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This paper examines the treatment of women in Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness and Frances Ford Coppala's movie Apocalypse Now. The paper discusses similarities and differences throughout the entire plotline, and explains the role of women in these two stories.
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of Darkness and Frances Ford Coppolas late 20th century movie Apocalypse Now are the same story; although one takes place during the early 1900s in the African Congo, while the
latter takes place during 1970s Vietnam. The movie, in fact, is based closely on the book and done so on purpose; the plot lines are the same, the themes very
much alike, the action is seen through the eyes of the protagonists and even the antagonists have the same name. The two versions share something else - the treatment of
women (or lack thereof) is the same. Throughout both the movie and the book, the women are treated as incidental, rather than integral, to the plots. A tale of two
tales In Conrads tale, Marlow, a professional sailor, narrates his own story about a trip to the African Congo to find a
lost man named Kurtz, a supposedly marvelous fellow whose main goal was supposedly "civilizing" the natives in the name of his ruler, King Leopold of Belgium - while removing the
ivory of the natives (Hunter G01). After arriving at Kurtzs camp, via some rather surreal journeys through the river of the African Congo, Marlow finds the object of his search
(Hunter G01). Kurtz is near death, ravaged by his experiences and close to being insane (Hunter G01). Kurtz has not civilized the natives - rather the natives have succeeded in
turning Kurtz into one of them (Hunter G01). Kurtzs remedy for civilizing the natives? "Exterminate the brutes," he tells Marlow on his journey up river (Conrad). Kurtz dies on that
trip, with the words "The horror, the horror!" on his lips (Conrad), leaving Marlow to tell his "Intended" that the man she was to marry has died.
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