Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness is a philosophical and abstract piece that requires an elevated understanding of mankind and space time. Heart of Darkness plays off of the concept of the question asking oneself “Where do I fit in on the grand scale of the universe? What is the meaning of life?” The speaker, Marlow, answers this with saying that at the end life is meaningless and mankind in insignificant in the grand scale of the game of life; the world keeps spinning, time goes on. The prime example of when Marlow shows his contempt for human life is when his boat comes under attack and a native steering the boat dies and Marlow shows no regard for him whatsoever. “My feet felt so very warm and wet that I had to look down… he died without
