Before this class, I had experienced intentional ambiguity in text with Toni
Morrison’s Song
of Solomon. Yet, I did not feel satisfied with the convention until I understood
its function in Heart
of
Darkness. Since critical literary studies and the teaching of literature has
placed a greater emphasis on the reader’s role, or response, to the text, this understanding has greatly
increased my reading comprehension
of text written from the Modern Period to the present.