FAP HOD - Changes in the Central Characters
Compare how much and why each of the central characters changes in two texts you have studied this year.In Fly Away Peter, by David Malouf, and Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad, the central character takes a cognitive journey into the heart of humanity. Both journeys begin in a sate of innocence and certain unawareness, which is soon surrounded by nature, savagery, evil, and mankind. As a result of being exposed to these forces, Both Jim and Marlow are moved to synthesise their knowledge and expand their minds to ultimately reach a holistic and broader understanding of everything they face on their journeys. Both reach a final vision of life considering evil that encompasses good and the horror that lies dormant within us all.Both Jim and Marlow commence their journeys in a state of unawareness of the realities of the world. Jim's journey begins with him, "living in a state of dangerous innocence." While in the Sanctuary, he is naive and asocial and considers only the environment, remaining oblivious to the outside world. He considers the idea of a map inside his head, which initially has its major focus on his immediate environment: the Sanctuary. This was his pristine place of beauty and harmony, belonging, "in
" At this final stage he considers everything in life, including those he had locked out in the sanctuary. " Here he sees people "who could not possibly know what I know" and is agitated by their complacency and bitter unawareness of reality. He further realises this when he is led to praise the helmsman after his death, "he had done something, he had steered. Marlow's ultimate understanding occurs when he reaches the heart of darkness. Leaving Belgium is facilitated by the reference to Fresleven whose death illustrates the possible transformations that Europeans take within Africa. When each of the central characters arrives at their respective places, they both begin changes, though Marlow's are more immediate. It envelops him in "infinite blackness" as he sees the obliterating effects of the war and how it has the power to overwhelm all other forces. " He is overwhelmingly impressed by the "efficiency" of the titanic war effort, but his attitudes soon begin to change. They each learn harsh lessons from such dark realisations, particularly related to death. He imagines trees and the continuity of nature. Both Jim and Marlow are tempted by the darkness, and in fact, Jim is overwhelmed by it. very far off," and knows that they will never cease. This is particularly emphasised in his meeting with Kurtz's Intended, who still believed that Kurtz was a remarkable man and was oblivious to the truth and evil within him. After exposure to the darkness of the world, both characters experience and immense understanding and are able to transcend evil.
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