The first vision of Kurtz appears while Marlow is entering the house of the intended, and repeats a previous scene with Kurtz being carried on a stretcher “…the stretcher, the phantom-bearers, the wild crowd of obedient worshippers… the heart of conquering darkness.” This vision creates a major contrast from the clean and civilized home allowing for increased excitement and action for the reader. The resounding voice of Kurtz within Marlow’s head, as seen in lines 1932-1933 “…in a whisper that seemed to swell menacingly like the first whisper of a rising wind”, added a twist to the visit with the intended, and showed the ethics shift that Marlow is having to fight through as a more physical entity. Marlow’s mania increases throughout the visit allowing for an added sense of harrowed excitement to an otherwise uneventful encounter. Marlow tends to
The first vision of Kurtz appears while Marlow is entering the house of the intended, and repeats a previous scene with Kurtz being carried on a stretcher “…the stretcher, the phantom-bearers, the wild crowd of obedient worshippers… the heart of conquering darkness.” This vision creates a major contrast from the clean and civilized home allowing for increased excitement and action for the reader. The resounding voice of Kurtz within Marlow’s head, as seen in lines 1932-1933 “…in a whisper that seemed to swell menacingly like the first whisper of a rising wind”, added a twist to the visit with the intended, and showed the ethics shift that Marlow is having to fight through as a more physical entity. Marlow’s mania increases throughout the visit allowing for an added sense of harrowed excitement to an otherwise uneventful encounter. Marlow tends to