Study Guide Contents

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Key Literary Elements
• Setting
• Character List
• Conflict
• Short Plot/Chapter Summary (Synopsis)
• Themes
• Mood
• Background Information-Biography
• Literary/Historical Information

Chapter Summaries with Notes
• Chapter 1
• Chapter 2
• Chapter 3

Overall Analyses
• Character Analysis
• Various Interpretations of Heart of Darkness
• Plot Structure Analysis
• Themes Analysis
• Symbolism/Motifs-Comparisons and Contrasts

Questions
• Study Questions

Comment
• Comment on the Study of Literature