a research paper on “Heart of Darkness” by Jospeh Conrad with four resources

For this essay, you will research the literary work(s) that you have chosen in order to understand how the events from the author’s life and the historical and cultural context in which it was created may have inspired the author, to consider how this literature might be responding to other works of literature, and to learn what other readers and critics have thought about its meaning. You will then present your findings in a thoughtful, analytical essay of 5-8 pages, in which you explain the “message” or deep meaning of the work(s) with ample quotes from the text itself, as well as information acquired from at least four outside sources. You do not need to restrict yourself to sources with which you agree: the most interesting essays will include writings with which you disagree, at least in part.