Arnab Mukherjee
Volume-XI, Issue-II, January 2023
Volume-XI, Issue-II, January 2023 | ||
Published Online: 31.01.2023 | Page No: 143-148 | |||
A Deviation from Tradition – the Unusual Narrative Technique of Heart of Darkness Arnab Mukherjee, Assistant Professor, Department of English, Panchthupi Haripada Gouribala College, Panchthupi, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | |
Joseph Conrad’s novella Heart of Darkness based on his personal experience of working in
Belgian Congo explores the horrible effects of imperialism and racism in Africa. It also
tries to shed light on the dark corners of human psyche. To fulfill this complex purpose
Conrad adopts a new technique of frame narration from multiple perspectives rejecting the
age old tradition of third person linear narration. This paper discusses the main themes
present in the story and analyses various narrative techniques used by Conrad in
developing the story into a narrative. | |
Keywords: Narrator, Technique, Diegesis, Impression, Darkness, Journey, Point, View |