The Sweet Darkness Today the people of the Twenty-First Century do not recognize the loss of self through the unpredictability. Today we fight terror when, many years before we fought our self in our minds. Being these intrigued creatures of the unknown leaves us vulnerable to our minds. We face many emotions from joy to fear in the matter of seconds. What will come about when you are stripped of your emotions, are you even human? Being curious and having fear for the unknown the unpredictable is what makes us who we are, humans. It is what happened when you let these curiosities and fear overcome you to devour your innocents to be this lifeless creature. Author Tim O’Brien illustrates the loss of innocence in a single chapter titled
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Conrad interprets the overwhelming of power through a character he presents called Kurtz. Kurtz was a very pristine individual. The story line starts in the deep jungles of Africa with Mr. Kurtz. He has business to attend to but when he was located in Marlow he was not himself. Conrad portrays Kurtz to be this very intelligent English high class person. ”Incidentally he gave me the understanding that Kurtz had been essentially a great musician. ‘There was the making of an immense success.” Kurtz has many talents and professions he was quite good at. He was a wealthy gentleman that carried himself greatly. Once in Africa Kurtz never changed his ways. Kurtz mad the native tend to his need and wants. "Spoiled and pampered favorite."(2.29) the native people of Africa tried to please Mr. Kurtz anyway as possible. The greed came over Kurtz, he lost his true self. Kurtz was this powerful Englishman to the African natives. He was not the same anymore, he has shown the progression of being agreed. He became bigger than anyone in the surrounding he was at. He was not Kurtz anymore. “But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself and, by heavens, I tell you, it had gone mad.” He was mad with power and there was no way can overcome it. Kurtz was never subjected to being alone and not be anyone. He was mad with power an Englishman that was superior to the natives. Kurtz should have never went to Africa. He took a trip that only leads him to be this lost innocent soul that will be remembered as this
Conrad interprets the overwhelming of power through a character he presents called Kurtz. Kurtz was a very pristine individual. The story line starts in the deep jungles of Africa with Mr. Kurtz. He has business to attend to but when he was located in Marlow he was not himself. Conrad portrays Kurtz to be this very intelligent English high class person. ”Incidentally he gave me the understanding that Kurtz had been essentially a great musician. ‘There was the making of an immense success.” Kurtz has many talents and professions he was quite good at. He was a wealthy gentleman that carried himself greatly. Once in Africa Kurtz never changed his ways. Kurtz mad the native tend to his need and wants. "Spoiled and pampered favorite."(2.29) the native people of Africa tried to please Mr. Kurtz anyway as possible. The greed came over Kurtz, he lost his true self. Kurtz was this powerful Englishman to the African natives. He was not the same anymore, he has shown the progression of being agreed. He became bigger than anyone in the surrounding he was at. He was not Kurtz anymore. “But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself and, by heavens, I tell you, it had gone mad.” He was mad with power and there was no way can overcome it. Kurtz was never subjected to being alone and not be anyone. He was mad with power an Englishman that was superior to the natives. Kurtz should have never went to Africa. He took a trip that only leads him to be this lost innocent soul that will be remembered as this