This activity examines an excerpt from the beginning of part 2 of the novel la"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad. Whether an assessment/analysis for part 2 or a stand alone analysis (You do not have to have read the book) for students, this activity allows the student to analyze the text closely for tone, figurative language, word choice, author's purpose, character traits, summarization, citing text evidence, inference, and drawing conclusions. Check out the other excerpt from the same novel