Heart of Darkness: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis on Several Scales

Benzon, William

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1910279

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Heart of Darkness: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis on Several Scales

William Benzon

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August 15, 2011

Abstract:
Heart of Darkness is a novella that is roughly 38,000 words long and divided into three sections. In these notes I use a variety of qualitative and quantitative techniques to analyze and describe it. In particular, I argue that it exhibits center-point construction, a tale within a tale within a tale, and that the story’s moral center contrasts workplace values with basic human bonds.

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Keywords: literature, narrativve, novel, paragraph distribution, periodicity, ring form, handbook, Latour litany

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Date posted: August 16, 2011

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Benzon, William, Heart of Darkness: Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis on Several Scales (August 15, 2011). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1910279 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1910279

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