Mr Rameen Sheranzey
“Power is entrapment, disempowerment offers us freedom”
Is this your view?
In your response, you must make reference to your prescribed text and two related texts of your own choosing.
Power is an entity in its self that can bring about an array of perks, while also giving way to drawbacks and responsibilities. To many, power is acknowledged as a tool, an item of possession, to do freely what they want and when they want. However power often times to none can bring about more harm than good. It can distort the character and persona of those who become a victim to its overriding power. The continual pursuit of power can often take us over, trapping us in it merciless web. Power can grow within us, to the extent of running our very lives and determining our thoughts, causing us to become slaves to it. Thus, it is my view that, the concept of power entrapping and freedom being brought out from disempowerment can be seen in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (HOD) as well as ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘Dances With Wolves.’
Objects which have power entrap characters in HOD and DWW. Kurtz relationship with ivory exhibits power entrapping and taking over oneself. Kurtz’s constant pursuit for ivory, allows him to let ivory take over him and entrap him. Ivory entraps Kurtz to a point beyond redemption. Through this entrapment Kurtz is utterly subdued by the ivory which results in the ivory controlling and dictating his life. “The thing was to know what he belonged to how many powers of darkness claimed him for their own”. Through the use of a metaphor Conrad illustrates that Kurtz is overtaken by a greater more possessive power such as ivory. Here Conrad clearly emphasizes that the ivory does not belong to Kurtz, rather he belongs to the ivory. This further highlights the notion of power entrapping. Here ivory is referred as darkness. This implies that ivory entraps Kurtz, controlling him and committing him to a life of evil and sin. The concept of objects entrapping is also
Is this your view?
In your response, you must make reference to your prescribed text and two related texts of your own choosing.
Power is an entity in its self that can bring about an array of perks, while also giving way to drawbacks and responsibilities. To many, power is acknowledged as a tool, an item of possession, to do freely what they want and when they want. However power often times to none can bring about more harm than good. It can distort the character and persona of those who become a victim to its overriding power. The continual pursuit of power can often take us over, trapping us in it merciless web. Power can grow within us, to the extent of running our very lives and determining our thoughts, causing us to become slaves to it. Thus, it is my view that, the concept of power entrapping and freedom being brought out from disempowerment can be seen in Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness (HOD) as well as ‘V for Vendetta’ and ‘Dances With Wolves.’
Objects which have power entrap characters in HOD and DWW. Kurtz relationship with ivory exhibits power entrapping and taking over oneself. Kurtz’s constant pursuit for ivory, allows him to let ivory take over him and entrap him. Ivory entraps Kurtz to a point beyond redemption. Through this entrapment Kurtz is utterly subdued by the ivory which results in the ivory controlling and dictating his life. “The thing was to know what he belonged to how many powers of darkness claimed him for their own”. Through the use of a metaphor Conrad illustrates that Kurtz is overtaken by a greater more possessive power such as ivory. Here Conrad clearly emphasizes that the ivory does not belong to Kurtz, rather he belongs to the ivory. This further highlights the notion of power entrapping. Here ivory is referred as darkness. This implies that ivory entraps Kurtz, controlling him and committing him to a life of evil and sin. The concept of objects entrapping is also