Themes In Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness

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An individual may be faced with many difficult events which make reaching the end extremely hard, although individuals will pull through and try one 's best in order to overcome these fears and negativity. Individuals are forced to suffer has they are not provided with the essentials needed for human life, as Conrad states, "They were not enemies, they were not criminals, they were nothing earthly now, - nothing but black shadows of disease and starvation, lying confusedly in the greenish gloom... and slowly the eyelids rose and the sunken eyes looked up at me, enormous and vacant, a kind of blind, white flicker in the depths of the orbs, which died out slowly." (Joseph Conrad, 25) This quotation represents that the individuals have been diseases …show more content…
The theme of goodness vs evil or darkness has a great impact on the personalities of individuals who face the social or political circumstances. As mentioned in Heart of Darkness, places where people may believe are good for them, may not be and have the opposite impact as one imagined, when stated, “A haze rested on the low shores that ran out to sea in vanishing flatness. The air was dark above Gravesend, and farther back still seemed condensed into a mournful gloom, brooding motionless over the biggest, and the greatest, town on earth.” (Joseph Conrad, 2) This quotation demonstrates that no matter where you can be placed within the world, darkness can appear from the most unlikely places anyone could ever suspect. Also, when Joseph Conrad states, “It was difficult to realize that his [the Director of Companies] work was not out there in the luminous estuary, but behind him, within the brooding gloom.” (Joseph Conrad, 2) he speaks of the working conditions to have the same terror and horror. This quotation allows the reader to understand that the working environments of the company may not be as normal or bright but have a darker side to it, which may represent the horror within the company. On the other hand, in Blood Diamond, individuals can bring to stop the war, as every solution starts with one and increases in supports, but Maddy believes, “Why? This whole country 's at war. Why should I help just one person?” (Edward Zwick) This shows that one may try to help the innocent but individuals believe that due to the war, it is pointless to help one or two human beings when the help of one or two beginning to rise, will bring peace to the world. In conclusion, the overall meaning of good vs evil allows one 's personality to change due to the bad

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