Preliminary research

At this point I am nearly through re-reading the novel. I have quotes for all of the sections of my paper I wanted to develop. I have also started to read critiques of the novel. I have re-confirmined my opinions on the novel, mainly that Conrad is not racist and that he is portraying colonialism in a negative light. Also, I have found a very contrary opinion from a noted author which I will develop as my nay-sayer and I have articles on the historical context of colonialism. In the future I hope to discuss this topic with Professor Ford, who has done extensive study on the novel. I am hoping he will further confirm my ideas.