Media connection #1

The first connection I made to any form of media was The Wizard of Oz. To most people it might seem like a rather odd connection, however for me The Wizard of Oz continually appeared as I read the novel. My initial connection was because Marlow was committed to a lengthly journey, as was Dorothy. As well, both Marlow and Dorthy were travelling to meet a specific person. The specific events throughout the two journeys are quite different, for example Dorthy meets the other characters of the story along to way to Oz and they help her continue her journey, where as in Heart of Darkness Marlow meets people throughout his journey, but they do not travel with him help him the same way The Tin Man, The Scarecrow, and the Lion help Dorthy. The journey transfers from Dorthy's journey to become a journey that all four characters need. In Heart of Darkness Marlow's journey remains solely his.

The bulk of both stories is the events which lead up to the first meeting of the Wizard and Mr. Kurtz. Dorthy's meeting is not as she expected, she traveled to find a great wizard only to find a fake. Where as Marlow travels to meet who he has heard to be a great man, to find a man with an incredible voice. Soon after Marlow meets Mr. Kurtz, Mr. Kurtz dies. This is one of the last similarities between the two works. Even though the man Dorthy meets does not physically die, the 'Wizard' she traveled so far to meet dies because he was never real. In the end both characters travel home.