What would it be like if human nature never became “civilized?” The modernist novella, Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad allowed him to communicate the different aspects of humanity by using distinctly individualized characters. The classification of characters involved in portraying humanity are Europeans, Natives and those who do not conform to either category. Conrad’s commentary on human nature in his novella Heart of Darkness is overall negative and pessimistic.
Nigerian novelist, poet, and professor Chinua Achebe read Heart of Darkness with a keen eye and made many discoveries about how Joseph Conrad discreetly implemented his own ideologies of humanity in his novella. Achebe then goes on to say that “Heart of Darkness projects the
Nigerian novelist, poet, and professor Chinua Achebe read Heart of Darkness with a keen eye and made many discoveries about how Joseph Conrad discreetly implemented his own ideologies of humanity in his novella. Achebe then goes on to say that “Heart of Darkness projects the