Read the excerpt from "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.” It is clearly not part of Conrad's purpose to confer language on the "rudimentary souls" of Africa. In place of speech they made "a violent babble of uncouth sounds." They "exchanged short grunting phrases" even among themselves. But most of the time they were too busy with their frenzy.

Read the excerpt from Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness.

"Catch 'im," he snapped with a bloodshot widening of his eyes and a flash of sharp white

teeth—"catch 'im. Give 'im to us." "To you, eh?" I asked; "what would you do with them?"

"Eat 'im!" he said curtly.

Based on these excerpts, which statement best explains how Conrad uses language in Heart of Darkness?

Conrad wrongly portrays Africans as having undeveloped language skills.
Conrad shows his belief that Africans are not capable of speaking English.
Conrad has cannibals speak English to reveal his own dark behaviors.
Conrad has Africans speak English to emphasize their willingness to learn.

Which two passages in this excerpt from the death of ivan illych does leo tolstoy use to suggest that ivan ilych feels like his life is slipping away from him? "what's the use? it makes no difference," he said to himself, staring with wide-open eyes into the darkness. "death. yes, death. and none of them knows or wishes to know it, and they have no pity for me. now they are playing." (he heard through the door the distant sound of a song and its accompaniment.) "it's all the same to them, but they will die too! fools! i first, and they later, but it will be the same for them. and now they are merry . . the beasts! " anger choked him and he was agonizingly, unbearably miserable. "it is impossible that all men have been doomed to suffer this awful horror! " he raised himself. "something must be wrong. i must calm myself—must think it all over from the beginning." and he again began thinking. "yes, the beginning of my illness: i knocked my side, but i was still quite well that day and the next. it hurt a little, then rather more. i saw the doctors, then followed despondency and anguish, more doctors, and i drew nearer to the abyss. my strength grew less and i kept coming nearer and nearer, and now i have wasted away and there is no light in my eyes.