Summary: Jacke and Mike discuss Joseph Conrad’s short novel Heart of Darkness, Francis Ford Coppola’s film Apocalypse Now, and Eleanor Coppola’s documentary Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse. Then Jacke offers some thoughts on the recent events in Charlottesville, compares them with the themes in Conrad, and argues that America’s “new normal” might be best understood as an existential journey for the twenty-first century.<br> Learn more about the show at <a href="http://www.historyofliterature.com/">historyofliterature.com</a>. Support the show at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/literature">patreon.com/literature</a>.<br> <a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Facebook" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F110-heart-of-darkness-then-and-now%2F&t=110%20Heart%20of%20Darkness%20%E2%80%93%20Then%20and%20Now&s=100&p%5Burl%5D=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F110-heart-of-darkness-then-and-now%2F&p%5Bimages%5D%5B0%5D=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F09%2Fconrad-hod.png%3Ffit%3D1200%252C628&p%5Btitle%5D=110%20Heart%20of%20Darkness%20%E2%80%93%20Then%20and%20Now" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F110-heart-of-darkness-then-and-now%2F&text=Hey%20check%20this%20out" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-google_plus nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Google+" href="https://plus.google.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F110-heart-of-darkness-then-and-now%2F" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-reddit nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Reddit" href="http://www.reddit.com/submit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F110-heart-of-darkness-then-and-now%2F&title=110%20Heart%20of%20Darkness%20%E2%80%93%20Then%20and%20Now" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-pinterest nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Pin it with Pinterest" href="http://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2F110-heart-of-darkness-then-and-now%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fi0.wp.com%2Fhistoryofliterature.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F09%2Fconrad-hod.png%3Ffit%3D1200%252C628&description=110%20Heart%20of%20Darkness%20%E2%80%93%20Then%20and%20Now" style="font-size: 0px; width: 48px; height: 48px; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-right: 5px;"></a><a class="synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" title="Share on Linkedin" href="http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?"></a>
