Why must we always read depressing books! Why can't there ever be happy endings! I say we should just read Disney stories. I'm sure Victor (mine would be too long and too much of a summary due to the fact that I know all of the stories by heart; therefore, making it a not so good essay) can still write an amazing essay about the millions of disney princesses who go through distress, learn about themselves, and find their true loves while they are at it. Well I guess I will never win this battle with Mr. Tangen because I don't think I will ever be able to convince him to do such a thing.
If there are two things that I value the most, they are honesty and justice, which go hand in hand. If something were to happen, wether it be good or bad, I would want to know exactly what happened, why it happened, and what is being done about it. I don't appreciate people who try to sugarcoat things or who try to "beat around the bush." The truth is black or white; no in between colors. Although this is my opinion, this may not apply to everyone. Some people may have good intentions, but it depends on the person they are talking to wether it is the right thing to do or not. In the end of the novel, Marlow sugarcoats an ending to Kurtz's wife making it sound much more happy and fluffy and romantic. If Mrs. Kurtz wanted this we will never know, but it seems to have been an ok thing to do. It made the ending seem not so harsh to her and maybe to Marlow himself. The problem is that if she finds out the truth later on, Marlow is the one who will look terrible! I noticed this happen in other times throughout the book, where Marlow overexaggerated things or added details which werent likely to have happened, but because we did not go with him on the real journey, we cannot make any statement contradicting what he says.
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