Heart of Darkness Opening

The beginning of this novel can be described with one word: calm. This isn't a typical modern start to a novel with some huge event. Instead, the mood and stage are set with descriptions of the outdoors. I believe the descriptions actually set a sort of dark and sad tone, which could foreshadow the rest of the novel. The opening scene of this novel doesn't necessarily make as much sense as a lot of other novels' because there is not a lot of drama or action going on, but instead it gives readers the opportunity to make assumptions and guess what will happen. It has a mysterious tone that definitely foreshadows something bad may happen as the novel progresses.