Heart of Darkness
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was written during the great imperial expansion. When Europeans saw themselves as superior due to their advanced technology and their religion, which, naturally, was the ‘only’ religion used by ‘civilized people’. Was transformed to the readers through Marlow’s experience, it is a story within a story. The story of Conrad the author, comparing the prestige invasion of the Romans to England in 43 AD that lasted about 150 years as liberating and advanced the country into the next level. Conrad seems to share the same enthusiastic view as his Aunt when explaining to Marlow on the benefit of the European taking over Africa, this is not how Marlow sees it and experiences the European dominating …show more content…
He was amazed that they had more control that the British conquer. One of the major disappointment for Marlow during his adventure to Africa was Kurtz, which was placed on a pedestal from the beginning of the story as a rising star at the Company and Marlow mission was to meet up with Kurtz do see this iconic person that everyone is talking about. And after spending time with Kurtz in the jungle and seeing the atrocities inflicted on the tribal people, supposedly for the sake of the Company but in reality for Kurtz’s own personal feeling of power, Marlow can “. . . feel the savagery, the utter savagery . . . in the hearts of wild men.” (1697).
I would guess that the European felt there is a need to conquer Africa thought the Congo river, their use, and abuse of the natives was disturbing and disgusting, this is a country that pride themselves of being advanced and much better that the place they are occupying, yet, the natives were more humble and restraint than the British. The ultimate price was paid as Kurtz, who seemed to be their rising company man, lost his mind and soul which lead to his
Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness was written during the great imperial expansion. When Europeans saw themselves as superior due to their advanced technology and their religion, which, naturally, was the ‘only’ religion used by ‘civilized people’. Was transformed to the readers through Marlow’s experience, it is a story within a story. The story of Conrad the author, comparing the prestige invasion of the Romans to England in 43 AD that lasted about 150 years as liberating and advanced the country into the next level. Conrad seems to share the same enthusiastic view as his Aunt when explaining to Marlow on the benefit of the European taking over Africa, this is not how Marlow sees it and experiences the European dominating …show more content…
He was amazed that they had more control that the British conquer. One of the major disappointment for Marlow during his adventure to Africa was Kurtz, which was placed on a pedestal from the beginning of the story as a rising star at the Company and Marlow mission was to meet up with Kurtz do see this iconic person that everyone is talking about. And after spending time with Kurtz in the jungle and seeing the atrocities inflicted on the tribal people, supposedly for the sake of the Company but in reality for Kurtz’s own personal feeling of power, Marlow can “. . . feel the savagery, the utter savagery . . . in the hearts of wild men.” (1697).
I would guess that the European felt there is a need to conquer Africa thought the Congo river, their use, and abuse of the natives was disturbing and disgusting, this is a country that pride themselves of being advanced and much better that the place they are occupying, yet, the natives were more humble and restraint than the British. The ultimate price was paid as Kurtz, who seemed to be their rising company man, lost his mind and soul which lead to his