In Joseph Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness, the main character Marlow, a young Englishman, leaves home with the intention of becoming a steamboat captain, but eventually starts on a quest perusing Kurtz, a famous and charismatic ivory trader who is known for his eloquence. While he succeeds, his journey led him into the heart of darkness, and is changed for the worse and is left with a corrupted moral compass. However through facing Kurtz, he saw the evil within himself and was able to change. While in the Congo, Marlow was not only exiled in the traditional sense, but also morally. He was surrounded by evil, and it changed him. While in England, his life was very structured, and he was surrounded by considerate, educated, moral people. When he
