Student Name: *Student ID: *1.The narrator’s view of life could best be described asatheisticreverentpessimisticcynicaloptimistic2.In the first complete paragraph, the narrator reveals thathe would not have faced death as nobly as Kurtz didthe worst fate is to be forgotten like Kurtz has beenhis destiny is to live a solitary life of contemplationhe remains loyal to the imperialistic perspectivedespite his failings, Kurtz left a positive legacy3.A reader can infer that “the horror” is that manmust die alone in darknessisolates himself from his fellow mandesires the very things that he abhorsis not revolted by his baser desiresachieves wisdom only on the threshold of death4.The narrator postulates that one arrives at true wisdomif one has experienced the worst the world has to offerwhen one accepts the basest nature of man as naturalonly in the moment before death occursthrough extreme physical and mental anguishwhen one no longer desires victory nor fears defeat5.In line 26, “edge” is best understood to refer todeathrestraintfaithpowerviolence6.The tone of the last paragraph could best be described as one ofsuperciliousnessbitter irritationcondescensionharsh angercool detachment7.The narrator feels that, in the endall humanity is destined to experience the fate of Kurtzhe is superior to Kurtz because he committed no crimesKurtz was redeemed by his recognition of his own natureKurtz was as much a victim as a perpetratorhe is responsible for repairing Kurtz’s reputation8.In relation to the paragraph they are within, lines 49-52 serve asan apology for the lengthy storya justification for the narrator’s behaviora digression from the narrativean attempt to gain sympathya retraction of the narrator’s endorsement
