I. Review of previous discussions
II. New annotations, Chapter 2, beginning Page 37
247. Page 37, Paragraph 1: Marlow overhears the manager and his uncle discussing Kurtz.
248. Page 37: What sort of influence Kurtz might have be of detriment to the manager and his uncle?
249. Page 37: The uncle suggests that the climate may remove the Kurtz problem. What does he mean?
250.Page 37: The manager reveals that Kurtz sent a messenger to him with a note saying he would not welcome any more men such as this messenger carrying that message. Does this look like killing the messenger?
251. Page 37: Marlow, now fully awake, continues to lie in the steamboat.
252. Page 38, continuing paragraph from Page 37: The uncle "growls" a question about all the ivory at this station. He is said to be "vexed" about its presence there? Is not ivory the religion of all these people including the buccaneers?
253. Page 38: The manager states that the ivory arrived in canoes under the charge of an English half-cast. What does this mean?
254. Page 38: The two men marvel that Kurtz turned back in a dug-out with only four paddling savages. Kurtz willingness to do this will become clear as we read further.
255. Page 38: The half-cast reports that Kurtz had been very ill and had recovered imperfectly.
256. Page 38: Marlow hears parts of a conversation with such words as "doctor," "Military Post," "unavoidable delays," "no news," "strange rumors," and "nine months." What do these words suggest?
257. Page 38: We are introduced to a "wandering trader" described as a "pestilential fellow." snapping ivory from the natives. We will learn more about him later.
258. Page 38: The manager wishes that Kurtz and the pestilential fellow be hanged. Why?
259. Page 38: The uncle declares that the law of the jungle would allow for the hanging of the two men and that the manager's position is secure.
260. Page 39, continuing paragraph from Page 38: Although the manager has not ordered the rivets, he claims the delays are not his fault.
261. Page 39: What may have the manager taken care to do before he left Europe?
262. Page 39: The uncle states that the situation is "very sad." Which aspects of the "situation" is he referring to?
263. Page 39: What is the import of the manager's complaint about Kurtz, " And the pestiferous absurdity of his talk." .."he bothered me enough when he was here. Each station should be like a beacon on the road to better things, a center for trade of course, but also for humanizing, improving, instructing." Keep this in mind for when we meet the "real Kurtz.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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INFORMATION FOR THE ACADEMIC DECATHLON TEAM 2011, MIDDLE OF PAGE 33
I. Review of previous discussions
II. New annotations starting in the middle of Page 33
220. Page 33: The Brickmaker states that only brutes lead a charmed life in the Congo, men do not. What is the import of this and the retelling of the hippo episode? Was it merely to change the subject?
221. Page 33: Marlow speaks of the Brickmaker's hooked nose and mica eyes. If we add this to his previous descriptions of him, what do we gain from the totality?
222. Page 33: Is there any justification in the text for Marlow's new hopefulness?"
223. Page 33: Why does Marlow compare his steamboat to a Huntley & Palmer biscuit-tin. Biscuits are called cookies in the U. S.
224. Page 33: Why does Marlow come to love his steamboat?
225. Page 33: Marlow tells us he does not like work, but, on the other hand, it brings him some sort of satisfaction. What is this satisfaction? Does this information conflict with his opinion of efficiency?
226. Page 33, first new paragraph: Introduction of the Boilermaker.
227. Page 33: Why do the pilgrims despise the Boilermaker?
228. Page 34, continuing paragraph from Page 33: Why does Marlow give us so very much detail about the life of the Boilermaker?
229. Page 34: "Serviette" is table napkin. What is the purpose of the information Marlow gives us about it?
230. Page 34, first new paragraph: Marlow tells the Boilermaker the rivets are coming. Is there evidence in the text to justify his belief?
231. Page 34: Note the noisy dance to celebrate the rivets and the pilgrims' reaction.
232. Page 34: Is the description of the reaction of the jungle a continuation of the earlier extended metaphor giving human characteristics to it?
233. Page 34. The splashes from the river are compared to an ichthyosaurus, a fish-lizard dinosaur.
234.Page 35, continuing paragraph from page 34: Marlow repeats that the rivets are coming and in three weeks.
235. Page 35, first new paragraph: Of course, the rivets did not come.
236. Page 35: The arrival of Eldorado Exploring Expedition in five groups each headed by a man on a donkey impresses the pilgrims. Is there a religious allusion here?
237. Page 35: Marlow then compares the expedition to thieves bringing in loot. What is this loot?
238. Page 35: Why has the expedition called itself gold-plated? Is it not ivory all these Europeans are after? In the Spanish experience in the Americas, Eldorado was the city of gold.
239. Page 35, Paragraph 2: "This devoted band called itself the Eldorado Exploring Expedition, and I believe they were sworn to secrecy. Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage..." What is the figure of speech employed here?
240. Page 35: "Buccaneer" is a French word derived from the Brazilian word "boucan." A boucan is a grill used cook meat. It was used by French hunters of wild oxen in Haiti. A buccaneer is thus a user of such a grill. It is now construed to mean pirate.
241. Page 35: Marlow does not know who has financed the expedition.
242. Page 35, Paragraph 3: Note the description of the manager's uncle, the leader of the expedition. Why does Marlow have an immediate negative opinion of the man?
243. Page 35: What is the analogy indicated by the word "infested?"
244. Page 35: "confab" is confabulation; it means getting together to talk. "Fabulor" is the deponent Latin verb for talk. It is also seen in such words as fable.
245. Page 36, Paragraph 1: Marlow has given up on worrying about the rivets.
246. Page 36: Marlow ponders how Kurtz has set about the moral work that he is said to wish to do.
THIS IS THE END OF PART ONE.
.IGNIS AURUM PROBAT, MISERIA FORTES VIROS
II. New annotations starting in the middle of Page 33
220. Page 33: The Brickmaker states that only brutes lead a charmed life in the Congo, men do not. What is the import of this and the retelling of the hippo episode? Was it merely to change the subject?
221. Page 33: Marlow speaks of the Brickmaker's hooked nose and mica eyes. If we add this to his previous descriptions of him, what do we gain from the totality?
222. Page 33: Is there any justification in the text for Marlow's new hopefulness?"
223. Page 33: Why does Marlow compare his steamboat to a Huntley & Palmer biscuit-tin. Biscuits are called cookies in the U. S.
224. Page 33: Why does Marlow come to love his steamboat?
225. Page 33: Marlow tells us he does not like work, but, on the other hand, it brings him some sort of satisfaction. What is this satisfaction? Does this information conflict with his opinion of efficiency?
226. Page 33, first new paragraph: Introduction of the Boilermaker.
227. Page 33: Why do the pilgrims despise the Boilermaker?
228. Page 34, continuing paragraph from Page 33: Why does Marlow give us so very much detail about the life of the Boilermaker?
229. Page 34: "Serviette" is table napkin. What is the purpose of the information Marlow gives us about it?
230. Page 34, first new paragraph: Marlow tells the Boilermaker the rivets are coming. Is there evidence in the text to justify his belief?
231. Page 34: Note the noisy dance to celebrate the rivets and the pilgrims' reaction.
232. Page 34: Is the description of the reaction of the jungle a continuation of the earlier extended metaphor giving human characteristics to it?
233. Page 34. The splashes from the river are compared to an ichthyosaurus, a fish-lizard dinosaur.
234.Page 35, continuing paragraph from page 34: Marlow repeats that the rivets are coming and in three weeks.
235. Page 35, first new paragraph: Of course, the rivets did not come.
236. Page 35: The arrival of Eldorado Exploring Expedition in five groups each headed by a man on a donkey impresses the pilgrims. Is there a religious allusion here?
237. Page 35: Marlow then compares the expedition to thieves bringing in loot. What is this loot?
238. Page 35: Why has the expedition called itself gold-plated? Is it not ivory all these Europeans are after? In the Spanish experience in the Americas, Eldorado was the city of gold.
239. Page 35, Paragraph 2: "This devoted band called itself the Eldorado Exploring Expedition, and I believe they were sworn to secrecy. Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage..." What is the figure of speech employed here?
240. Page 35: "Buccaneer" is a French word derived from the Brazilian word "boucan." A boucan is a grill used cook meat. It was used by French hunters of wild oxen in Haiti. A buccaneer is thus a user of such a grill. It is now construed to mean pirate.
241. Page 35: Marlow does not know who has financed the expedition.
242. Page 35, Paragraph 3: Note the description of the manager's uncle, the leader of the expedition. Why does Marlow have an immediate negative opinion of the man?
243. Page 35: What is the analogy indicated by the word "infested?"
244. Page 35: "confab" is confabulation; it means getting together to talk. "Fabulor" is the deponent Latin verb for talk. It is also seen in such words as fable.
245. Page 36, Paragraph 1: Marlow has given up on worrying about the rivets.
246. Page 36: Marlow ponders how Kurtz has set about the moral work that he is said to wish to do.
THIS IS THE END OF PART ONE.
.IGNIS AURUM PROBAT, MISERIA FORTES VIROS
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