In Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, Kurtz is worshiped as a god among men. Armies of natives move at his behest, and Company merchants wonder at his effectiveness. Even in his decrepit physical state, his body “pitiful and appalling” (p.74), his eloquence holds such influence that native chiefs grovel through his skull-encircled garden. Above …
Author: Clemi Scherzer
Emotions in Perpetua
In Perpetua’s Passio Sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis, Perpetua is emotionally rescued from stifling darkness and terror by the warmth and familiarity of her infant son. In Section 3A, Perpetua is yet to experience the isolation and squalor of prison. Thus, she is infused with righteous vigor in her religion. This is evident in her confident …