<em>"Heart of Darkness"</em>, written by Joseph Conrad in 1889 in England, has been criticized as racist <em>"for the way the author describes poorly every person he writes about and miscast the Europeans as the victims of colonization", </em>according to Nigerian Author Chinua Achebe.
In his essay <em>“An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness” </em>(1977), the Nigerian author commented that the vision of Conrad was as racist as other African stories on the 19th century.
Another argument the author expresses is that the book emphasizes Europe’s idea of superiority over Africa.
That is why some people consider "Heart of Darkness" as racist.
The simile used is "Momma's voice got strange, hissing like a snake."
This detailed simile, used when Wilona is enraged at Byron for playing with matches, underlines Wilona's rage.
The snake, in particular, is an animal associated with malice and wickedness, therefore comparing Wilona to a snake emphasizes how fed up she is with Byron and his pranks.
Only long after this do Daniel and Wilona resolve to take action against Byron once and for all.
<h3>What is a simile?</h3>
A simile is a device of speech that compares two things explicitly. Similes vary from other metaphors in that they highlight the similarities between two items by employing comparison terms like;
- "like,"
- "as,"
- "so," or
- "than,"
On the other hand, metaphors generate an implicit comparison.
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<span>D. They believe his father will be killed and they feel sorry for him.</span>
