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Joseph Conrad’s Use of Light and Dark in His Writings Many books are written by an author purely for informational, recreational, or monetary reasons, but some books are written to demonstrate a point. Joseph Conrad’s book Heart of Darkness is one such ....

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.... His childhood was unstable; “Conrad’s parents came from families that sacrificed property, liberty, and life in the futile struggle for independence.” (Gillon-3) His father, Apollo, “joined a radical patriotic group which was working for another uprising.” (Gillon-4) Apollo was jailed, and then was exiled to Vologda, in northern Russia. Joseph and his mother, Evelina were allowed to go with Apollo. During this time, Joseph’s mother died because of Russian officials refusal to treat her with care. The remaining two Conrads moved to southern Russia. Conrad had few friends because his family was exiled, his mother was ....