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…the smoke and the boys are rescued. The boys finally see what they have done, and, as Golding writes, "Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man's heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy" (202). This quote explains…

…To the youth Dark clouds in the moon light Dark clouds in the sun light Waste your time continue in haste What is the use of your youth after all? It's like a grass green today that withers tomorrow For the sands of time are in constant flow…

…but holy. Authors use nature to set the mood of the story and to affect the characters psychologically. In Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” Marlow feels a darkness and uncertainty as he leaves Europe and ventures deep ! into Africa. Authors use the feeling…

…free him from those dark companions,though he himself desires escape . . . Succeeding, he throws off their weight and settles in the bower of your heart. Discovering the seed of himself within you, he begins to manifest his individual being…

…is elected leader, Jack hates Ralph, and towards the end of the book, the feeling becomes mutual. Without Jack and Ralph’s problems, life would have been easy, and the ‘darkness of man’s heart’ would not have been conveyed to the reader. Jack shows ‘the darkness…

…and faith tested by the devil. Brown starts off by leaving his wife “Faith” (this has allegorical meaning that will be discussed later) and heads to the forest. The forest, dark and evil, represented the deceit and darkness of man’s heart. Young Goodman Brown…

…With bullets in their weapons to send Wearing green they look really smart Taking their brave job to heart English priminister Tony Blair Gave the country a real scare Iraq leader Saddam Hussein Has been a real pain In the dark the troops fumble Being…

…The Devil’s Prey In the dark corner of time, I slowly lose all of my mind. All the pressures of the earth, rebegin at every birth. Redefining all of our thoughts, broken down by gun-like shots. Another blow to my head, one more time I’ll…

…vow And absolute obedience to your love You are the reason that my heart beats That my eyes can see Never will I abandon you, Even if I could rule the world You are the only one I desire For your light sparkles in my Moments of darkness I desire…

…to be a location that resembles a most natural form of earth. The novels Heart of Darkness and Things Fall Apart are both novels that take place in Africa and have contrasting outlooks on a very similar senerio. Both of these novels examine the effects caused…