The Intended
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The Intended is Kurtz’s devoted fiancée in Joseph Conrad’s "Heart of Darkness," symbolizing idealized European innocence and moral blindness to colonial atrocities.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a novel
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Heart of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| asksAbout | Kurtz’s last words ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Brussels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| believes | Kurtz died with noble, exalted words ⓘ |
| believesIn | Kurtz’s moral greatness ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Kurtz’s African mistress
ⓘ
Marlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Joseph Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deceivedBy | Marlow’s lie about Kurtz’s last words ⓘ |
| describedAs |
devoted
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emotionally intense ⓘ idealistic ⓘ loyal ⓘ |
| embodies |
domestic, bourgeois values
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faith in European moral superiority ⓘ |
| fiancéeOf | Kurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Heart of Darkness (serialized 1899, book 1902) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| ignorantOf |
Kurtz’s atrocities in Africa
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the brutal reality of colonialism ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| livesIn | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | European ⓘ |
| relatedTheme |
European complicity in colonial violence
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colonialism ⓘ illusion versus reality ⓘ imperialism ⓘ truth and lies ⓘ |
| relatedWork | modernist literature ⓘ |
| representsFor | Marlow’s sense of European ideals ⓘ |
| sceneLocation | final scene of Heart of Darkness ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
idealized European innocence
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illusion ⓘ moral blindness to colonial atrocities ⓘ naive faith in European civilization ⓘ romantic idealization of Kurtz ⓘ self-deception ⓘ the sheltered European home front ⓘ |
| toldBy | Marlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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