"You can't handle the truth":a formalist perspective of Heart of Darkness
• creative title quote
• emphasizes the merit of the book
•Mirrors true life Conrad
• diverts away from other lenses
• brief summary of book
• points of books structure in novella analyzed
• direct quotes used in beginning of third paragraph
• this quote is block text
• describes a frame narrative ( a stories retelling)
• has clear focus on the character marlow
• emphasizing Marlows attention to small details
• no clear description of the formalist lens is seen
• very brief short analysis
• no sign of formalist description yet
• description of the power of Marlows story telling
• second block text used for the description of the natives
• describes the focus of detail to further emphasize Marlows effectiveness of story telling
• third set of block text to show Marlows admiration towards Mr. Kurtz
• leads into Marlows distaste for lies
• essay keeps a clear focus on marlow and his intentions
• Marlows hatred of lying emphasizes the furthering point of his attention to detail leading back to key points of the essay
• clear abrupt ending
• ending with an analysis of a formalist lens
• uses only the book as citations
• clear objective and a path guided through the story to tell it
• astounding
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