Comparative Essay between Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now The relationship between Joseph Conrad's book, Heart of Darkness and Francis Coppola's movie, Apocalypse Now are obvious. Apocalypse Now follows the story line of the Heart of Darkness although the settings of each story are from completely different location and time periods. In both the book and the movie, the ideas of good and evil, lightness and darkness, and racism are apparent. Characterization in both the …showed first 75 words of 822 total…

…showed last 75 words of 822 total…character of Kurtz is very similar in both the novel and movie also. Kurtz is portrayed as a mysterious man in the “heart of the darkness.” The main difference between the novel and movie is the location and time period of each. The novel takes place in the jungle of the Congo while the movie takes place on a river in Vietnam. The novel and the movie can be compared through characterization, theme, and setting.