In Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, Africa, specifically the Congo, is not only depicted as a wild country but a place which hosts the darkness of human nature. Marlow’s journey from the very beginning is accompanied by a variety of scenes of death, violence, disease, the cruelty of white people and savagery of Africans.
Being curious about new lands, Marlow wants to meet the outstanding man of the colony - the man who is admired by every person in the colony. Marlowe imagined the figure of a most successful agent of the company, Kurtz, who one was able to deliver the more amounts of ivory, than any agent. There is a definite of a parallel between these two men; they were both recommended by the same people. Additionally, Marlow admires Kurtz as he is the only man that seems to use logic and works towards a goal, unlike the other men. …show more content…
Instead of a great man, Marlow sees a skeleton of a man in death delirium. Conrad shows his spiritual breakdown; he loses all his hopes for a bright future. His life becomes a tragedy and his last words “The Horror!” represent this.
Moreover, Marlow knows that his story about Kurtz can be very far from the real Kurtz, and he gives only a version of his personality. Marlow realizes this ideal image of Kurtz is false. Kurtz, the author of articles who defended the progress in a European magazine, believed in killing the natives of the Congo and the most promising employee of the company, turned out to be just an ordinary representative of slave
Being curious about new lands, Marlow wants to meet the outstanding man of the colony - the man who is admired by every person in the colony. Marlowe imagined the figure of a most successful agent of the company, Kurtz, who one was able to deliver the more amounts of ivory, than any agent. There is a definite of a parallel between these two men; they were both recommended by the same people. Additionally, Marlow admires Kurtz as he is the only man that seems to use logic and works towards a goal, unlike the other men. …show more content…
Instead of a great man, Marlow sees a skeleton of a man in death delirium. Conrad shows his spiritual breakdown; he loses all his hopes for a bright future. His life becomes a tragedy and his last words “The Horror!” represent this.
Moreover, Marlow knows that his story about Kurtz can be very far from the real Kurtz, and he gives only a version of his personality. Marlow realizes this ideal image of Kurtz is false. Kurtz, the author of articles who defended the progress in a European magazine, believed in killing the natives of the Congo and the most promising employee of the company, turned out to be just an ordinary representative of slave