In the grade 0 English curriculum, the books you read and analyze primarily take place in First World Countries such as the United States, and Rome, or in fictional settings such as Lord Of The Flies. Heart of Darkness takes place in Africa, more specifically Congo, a developing nation that is widely unexplored in the books existing in the grade 0 curriculum. Heart of Darkness, taking place in Africa, gives students insight into lesser familiar places, and it shows them real problems that still take place in modern-day society. It is important for people to know about the distinct issues facing developing nations such as the ones presented in Heart Of Darkness because it sheds light on issues that are rarely spoken about, and shows the students a new perspective on life and different cultures. Hopefully, this exposure might have them appreciate what they have been gifted with, and possibly inspire them to help others who may be less fortunate. Citizens of Ontario, and Canada, are unbelievably lucky to live where they do, students live life fairly stress-free, with a typical routine being to wake up, have breakfast, go to school, have some free time, eat, and repeat. It never crosses most kids minds to what problems go on in other countries, and no books within the grade 0 English curriculum expose them to it, this is a problem. Without exposure, companies will continue to profit from their devastating actions on developing countries, and as students, it is important for us to know about the struggles that children and the youth in developing nations may face. First World children might see how little our issues truly are, opening the students minds to what is going on around them, and hopefully, one day grow up to be the change in the World that they want to see.
Expanding your vocabulary, and perfecting your writing sk
ills is an important part of grade 0 English curriculum; Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness accomplishes this by how it is written, both eloquently, but a little challenging at times. With the book’s advanced style of writing, and how descriptive the book is, it can advance the students’ capabilities of description and advance their knowledge of writing. A part of the English curriculum is being able to analyze, and decipher text, with Heart Of Darkness, is a novel with heavy metaphors, and figurative language throughout, it can help advance those certain reading skills a student must understand. There are numerous novels, and plays in the grade 0 curriculum, only in the curriculum partially for its eloquent, and more advanced style of writing such as To Kill A Mockingbird or any of Shakespeare’s plays, Heart Of Darkness falls in that category for its use of figurative languages, such as its metaphor of the Congo River itself being described as a snake. Marlow describes the river as a coiled snake ready to attack when least expected, being a metaphor for European colonialism and intrusion on the natives’ land, meaning eventually the snake will attack people trying to control it at any time. The novel suggests that the currents of the river seem to be constantly pushing people out of the heart of the Congo as in the novel it shows that the way there is slow, but the way back to the main civilization is fast. Analyzing the eloquence of his writing in the novel, most prominent are the quotes derived from, such as: ‘I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars! these were strong, lusty, red-eyed devils, that swayed& Can progress the student’s own writing style, and ways of description, but also make other readings such as Shakespeare become more effortless.