Read the excerpt from "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.” Achebe directly quotes Conrad’s descriptions o
f a Congolese woman and a European woman, respectively. Towards the end of the story Conrad lavishes a whole page quite unexpectedly on an African woman who has obviously been some kind of mistress to Mr. Kurtz and now presides (if I may be permitted a little liberty) like a formidable mystery over the inexorable imminence of his departure:
She was savage and superb, wild-eyed and magnificent. . . . She stood looking at us without a stir and like the wilderness itself, with an air of brooding over an inscrutable purpose. . . .
She came forward all in black with a pale head, floating toward me in the dusk. She was in mourning . . . She took both my hands in hers and murmured, "I had heard you were coming.". . . She had a mature capacity for fidelity, for belief, for suffering.
How does Achebe support his claim that Heart of Darkness contains racist elements?
<h3>It suggests that Vlad's mother was decisive.</h3>
Explanation:
Vlad's mother was a hardworking and ambitious person. When she said, “If we don’t make this move now, we never will do it, so now is the time to make a change.”, it shows that she and her family is going to make a great effort towards something big.
Since she realized they might never get another chance if they don't do it now, she is fully prepared to go through any circumstances. Her ambitious nature has made her decisive about what needs to be done for achieving something bigger for their family. So, it suggests that Vlad's mother was decisive.
The town has many types of people living in it. There are people coming from different parts of villages also from other countries. Rich poor all types of people including many religions
The correct answer is A. melodrama. Melodrama is a dramatic genre whose purpose is to appeal to the emotions of the audience, usually by combining comedic and tragic elements. It is usually quite sensational, with exaggerated plots meant to elicit strong feelings in those who are watching this drama.
