Industrialization In Joseph Conrad's World And Western Ideas

Mondragon, Marvin

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History Midterm Nations and people founded by Europeans and other countries with western ideals have be very critical of their view of civilization. When one thinks of western ideas and the civilization we think of an end to savagery, progress and prosperity. These same ideas were the ideas that many of European countries and the United states rooted into its citizens. Industrialization was at the heart of creating a more civilized world and western ideas. Even though many people did believe that western ideas led to a much better world, they’re folks that had their doubts. Aimé Césaire was very critical of western ideas and the effects that rise with these ideas. He claims that it was western ideas, the idea of colonization the hypocrisy of people that ultimately led to the rise of Nazism. The citizens from the states that colonized were fine when acts of brutality were committed in the colonies but when Hitler rose to power with the idea to

Cesaire and Conrad both have different methods and rhetoric to criticize colonization. Cesaire is more direct with his critiques. In contrast, Conrad is more reserved with ideas and his thoughts. Conrad attracts the reader into Marlow’s world where the experiences of Marlow and his thoughts, which are never direct, are where one can distinguish his critiques of colonialism. John Reed’s articles are descriptive and allows the reader to have a vivid picture of the reality that is present in the war.

Reed’s uses his descriptive language to explain how he feels about the war. It Is through his stories that the reader acquires the critiques of the war. He explains in a Trader’s War that it was colonization that ultimately led to the war. That it was the need to want more but they were not enough resources for all the