I mentioned to a coworker that I was about to start reading “Heart of Darkness” and he asked me if I knew about Achebe’s essay. I read “Things Fall Apart” in school more than 30 years ago and, other than the fact that I liked it, remember very little about that book. So, now having finished “Heart of Darkness”, I appreciate this short lecture and background on the essay before I go read it.
@masoodraja
2 ай бұрын
Thank you. Hope it is helpful.
@udochukwuanyanwu238
Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and explanations.🎉🎉🎉🎉
@masoodraja
Ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
@abirchattaraj9249
10 ай бұрын
Absolutely wonderful explanation sir...and also helpful as it's to the point with references ...and everything is properly covered ❤
@masoodraja
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much.
@skraegorn7317
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, I think Achebe’s analysis is spot-on and eye-opening. You explained it beautifully.
@masoodraja
Жыл бұрын
You're very welcome
@pls5201
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I read Achebe’s essay and appreciate your analysis of its impact. Will start reading “Heart of Darkness” today.
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to know that this was helpful!!
@monset6432
3 жыл бұрын
This was so helpful, thank you so much! I would sign up for your course.
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@afrintithi1369
3 жыл бұрын
Sir Assalamualaikum, I am doing thesis on post colonial literature in this semester. I would let you know, your video enlightens me and expands my thought span.Thank You for sharing your knowledge.
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@saqibjaved8853
3 жыл бұрын
your topic plz? aoa
@GabrielGarcia-co9qx
4 жыл бұрын
Except that a genuinely critical reading of the book will show just how absurd the notion of Europeans as being any less capable of what is described as “savagery” than the native peoples described in the book. That was the whole point of the novella, was to clearly outline and dismantle this idea of the nobility behind European colonialism. A textual and contextual reading of this text will both reflect this.
@masoodraja
4 жыл бұрын
I think Achebe is aware that Conrad was critical of what was happening in Congo. Achebe considers him a racist on several counts. But there has never been any doubt about the violence savagery of the European colonizers, even more so if we look at the early colonization of the Americas by the Spanish and Portuguese. So, I guess we basically agree on that:)
@cosmicturtle2303
3 жыл бұрын
Read the first ten pages, then saw this, now its gonnabe unique
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you. I hope this is helpful to you.
@fizazahoor6696
2 жыл бұрын
Very easy n helpful sir. Tysm
@masoodraja
2 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@SahilAhmad-wj1gh
Жыл бұрын
Thanks sir
@masoodraja
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@gauravdave7075
2 жыл бұрын
Sir I'm doing, B.a (third year )in english literature, please pray to God that i pass the offline exams ... Orientalism, can subaltern speak, heart of darkness, I don't understand anything... 🤦♂️
@masoodraja
2 жыл бұрын
Good luck. I have videos on all of these but reading carefully is the best strategy for understanding.
@gauravdave7075
2 жыл бұрын
@@masoodraja thank you sir I'll surely read
@ayahaidar9847
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this accurate explanation.
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@leong2226
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sir, your video was indeed very helpful!
@masoodraja
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@Baalark8all
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent! Really enlightening.
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Please pass it on to others:)
@feelcraving2633
2 жыл бұрын
God bless you!
@masoodraja
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@filipszajer1840
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This was very helpful.
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@priyankabordoloi811
3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful,thank you so much
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@prigore4490
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for explaining it so beautifully
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@milliyemi9682
3 жыл бұрын
This help me out 🙂
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
Glad to know that.
@Baalark8all
3 жыл бұрын
Sir can we consider Conrad's ' novel representation of Africa ' as an instance of the narrative impulse?
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
I am not deeply familiar to the theory, but you could consider Marlow’s impulse to tell a tale as a sort of narrative impulse.
@Baalark8all
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much
@walidbenhammou4387
2 жыл бұрын
it is a misrepresentation of African culture
@khadijitoukhadijitou5794
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you a lot ❤️
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome.
@oshinwanioshin1931
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir👍
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome!
@douaaabid9174
10 ай бұрын
Thank u for your explanation sir, i just have one question, you said that without Achebe's intervention no one would teach Conrad's Heart of Darkness with critical lenses, so u mean that Achiebe was the first one to critic Conrad in terms of racism against Africa ?
@masoodraja
10 ай бұрын
Thank you. I think I said that no one teaches Conrad without mentioning the Achebe critique, at least no one well informed. My point was that Achebe made this critique central to the study of the novel.
@douaaabid9174
10 ай бұрын
@@masoodraja ahh got it, thank u so muuch sir 💜💜
@masoodraja
10 ай бұрын
@@douaaabid9174 You are welcome.
@7hasnatbasir
Жыл бұрын
Aoa Thank you for your lectures that are really an easy way to develop understanding and interest in further getting into things. your link to Achebe is not working. can you help in this regard? Thanks and stay blessed
@masoodraja
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. I will see if I can add a different link to Achebe essay.
@danielbelay7138
4 ай бұрын
can you give me a certificate if I follow it?
@masoodraja
4 ай бұрын
Thank you. Sorry, what kind of certificate? I don’t issue any certificates.
@muzamilishaq2475
9 ай бұрын
What is the main themes of heart of darkness
@masoodraja
9 ай бұрын
Thank you. Please watch my video on the book. It might give you some ideas.
@muzamilishaq2475
9 ай бұрын
@@masoodraja can uh tell me about the main theme of this novel
@masoodraja
9 ай бұрын
@@muzamilishaq2475 As I said I have covered it in the video. Please watch the video, read that book, and you should be able to decide for yourself.
@justiceessuman3275
3 жыл бұрын
Please, where can I download Achebe's essay 'The Image of God: Racism in Heart of Darkness'?
@masoodraja
3 жыл бұрын
There is a copy available here: polonistyka.amu.edu.pl/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/259954/Chinua-Achebe,-An-Image-of-Africa.-Racism-in-Conrads-Heart-of-Darkness.pdf
@justiceessuman3275
3 жыл бұрын
@@masoodraja I never subscribe to your channel in vain. Many thanks,Sir.
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