Analysing the Aspects of Racism in Joseph Conrad'sWriting

Abstract

This paper which entitled Joseph Conrad as racist writer aimed at exploring whether Joseph Conrad is racist or not. For the purpose of this paper, the researcher adopted analytical-deductive approach because it is appropriate with the nature of study. Furthermore, relevant extracts are drawn exclusively from Chinua Achebe's "An image of Africa" and Edward Said's "Two visions in Heart of Darkness". A number of results were found out; some of the most important ones were: Joseph Conrad has an obsession with skin color. Some indications show that Joseph Conrad uses racist expressions. His thoughts are highly affected by the environment of imperialism in which he was exposed to. With reference to the study's results, the researcher recommended that further studies relevant to this field should be conducted and placed more emphasis on other aspects concerning Joseph Conrad racist thoughts. Conrad's others views than imperialistic world-view needed to be highlighted by other concerned researchers.