Enter into the Darkness with Murfin and Karl

Finish your journey here!

Finish reading Heart of Darkness.

Now that's annotated!

Read Ross Murfin and Frederick Karl.
Be prepared for a college discussion: in the dense reading unearth one idea and frame one personally interesting question you want to share.
Begin framing your own narrow essay focus for the essay due Feb. 5 with introduction and body paragraphs due before then. Juggle two texts, Conrad's and Karl's into a coherent argument driven by your own claim or insight and developed. (See sample essays.)
Blogs due this week (add images and be creative):
Wed. blog on any passage (or blog as if you are Marlow),
Thu. blog on Ross Murfin: one idea you like and one question to pose,
Mon. blog: Frederick Karl (one idea and one question to discuss)
Thu. miniquiz on HOD and Murfin
Jan. 26 Test on Conrad
Jan. 30 introductory paragraph of your essay
Feb. 5 Final Conrad and Karl essay due to turnitin.com

Which blindfolded woman is your favorite?