ENGA10H3 Lecture : Lec 4
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Lecture 4: dorian gray vs kurtz; sibyl vane vs congo, dorian gray. The company has a good front (looks good to the people back home) He thinks he is a person of justice and freedom (the painting on the wall: marlow lies to kurtz"s wife about his final words. It would be too dark to tell her the truth. Did not want to destroy her belief in the company. Hegemonic discourse: designation of the heart of darkness changes perspective. Dorian thinks he is the light, so everyone else is the darkness: belief -> personality/self-> ethics -> competition -> individual -> addiction -> dependency -> Practice: transcendental certitude -> soul -> morality -> community -> fellowship -> ritual -> devotion -, myth of progress, efficiency, perfection, satisfaction and innovation (pepsi, toy story 1. Competition between woody and buzz lightyear for being the better toy.
