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Which of these two novels presents the most memorable pair of foils? Explain at length.

Which author do you think ponders human psychology more probingly: Conrad or Achebe? Explain with specific reference to relevant text. . Which character do you suppose Carl Jung would find most interesting and challenging as a patient—Kurtz or Okonkwo ? Why do you say so?.

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Which of these two novels presents the most memorable pair of foils? Explain at length.

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  1. Which author do you think ponders human psychology more probingly: Conrad or Achebe? Explain with specific reference to relevant text.

  2. Which character do you suppose Carl Jung would find most interesting and challenging as a patient—Kurtz or Okonkwo? Why do you say so?

  3. Both Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart present the forest/jungle as an eerie place. Which do you think links the terrifying quality of the forest most forcefully to deep psychological fears?

  4. Achebe claims that one of his chief aims in Things Fall Apart is to affirm the variety and complexity of African language structures. Please discuss a moment in the novel where his efforts are most in evidence.

  5. The journey in Conrad’s novel is both literal and metaphorical. As metaphor, what does the journey essentially concern? Prove your claim with fitting textual support.

  6. Both Conrad and Achebe address the role of women in relation to men. Which seems to engage in the more ardent and nuanced consideration of the subject? Demonstrate your point with related text.

  7. Which of these two novels presents the most memorable pair of foils? Explain at length.

  8. What adjective might be equally fitting in reference to both Okonkwo and Kurtz? Why?

  9. What adjective might be equally fitting in reference to Okonkwo and Marlow? Why?

  10. Which novel provides the most devastating statement about humanity? Please defend your answer appropriately with text.

  11. Which character in Heart of Darkness seems to be most embroiled in an internal strife? Why do you say so?

  12. Which character in Things Fall Apart seems to be most embroiled in an internal strife? Why do you say so?

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