For Monday, March 31

Research the texts of Heart of Darkness and "The Hollow Men" for your upcoming essay. 

New Due Date:  Friday, April 4.  Since we spent time today discussing what I wanted to discuss rather than your papers, I decided to move the paper to Friday.  This will not hurt our schedule in that we are a little ahead (because you are so AWESOME.) On Wednesday, we will have a practice exam essay and practice multiple choice, but this still gives you a couple of extra days.

Possible Prompts:
T.S. Eliot's The Hollow Men and Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness Chapter 3 both address hollowness or emptiness.  Write a well-organized essay in which compare how the authors explore the hollow/vacant existence of man.
OR
Write a well-organized essay in which you compare how the authors illustrate the depravity of man.

Another interesting essay would be to examine the theme of self-reflection in Heart of Darkness.  I am not sure if you could pull  "The Hollow Men" into that or not.  See what you think.  If this prompt interests you, go for it!

Possible Theses:
"The Hollow Men" and Heart of Darkness explore the theme of "hollowness" or "vacantness" of humanity through the authors' use of character, setting, and figurative language.

through the authors' similar use of setting and perspective.  (Marlow and Speaker)  Either setting or perspective could include multiple paragraphs.

TSE and JC contend that man's depravity leads to a lack of hope for a fulfilled life through their works "THM" and HOD.  You might look up existential philosophy or "entropy" to help you define this a little bit deeper.

TSE and JC observe man's need for (or journey of ) self-reflection in their works through the use of character and perspective.    (I would take each work and demonstrate the steps taken toward self-reflection.)  So..your paper is organized chronologically through each work.  If you wanted to add imagery/figurative language to the list of discussion topics, you would have more than enough to evidence.

Ross...maybe
In HOD, Joseph Conrad explores man's tendency to give in to fleshly desires when no cultural, spiritual, or community boundaries are not in place.  ???This could work.