... The themes of Cry the Beloved Country and Heart of Darkness aren’t entirely disparate. ... For example, in Cry the Beloved Country taxi expenses are higher and wages are lower for blacks than they are for whites. In Heart of Darkness the white “traders” try to bring “civilization” to the black natives and place them under extremely harsh conditions. ... Both novels take place in Africa (Heart of Darkness in the Congo and Cry the Beloved Country in South Africa). ... The grieving and mournful tone of Cry the Beloved Country also helps illustrate this theme. ... In Heart of Darkness Kurtz is honest about his business in the Congo. ... This theme is only present in Heart of Darkness and not in Cry the Beloved Country. ... ” The Europeans call themselves emissaries who are bringing light to the darkness of Africa when they are really bringing more darkness themselves.
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