Read either
A Doll’s House
by Henrik Ibsen or
Heart of Darkness
by Joseph Conrad. You can find the
works online by putting in for your search A Doll’s House, by Henrik Ibsen
–
Project Gutenberg or Heart of
Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
–
Project Gutenberg.
If you choose to read
A Doll’s House
, answer
both of
the following qu
estions:
1. How does Torvald treat his wife Nora? What is the secret that Nora tries to keep from him?
2. Why does she decide to leave her husband? Why would this ending have shocked people back then?
If you choose to read
Heart of Darkness
, answer
both o
f
the following questions:
1.
When Marlow meets Kurtz, how do his impressions of him change from what people earlier had said
about Kurtz?
2. In what ways is
Heart of Darkness
an indictment of European imperialism in the so
–
called Congo Free
State? How do
es Conrad use the Kurtz character to illustrate the evils of imperialism in the Congo?
Answer the questions in about one page. Provide 2 short quotes from the reading to illustrate your
points.
The assignment is due on Friday, March 16.
