Throughout the novel, Conrad continues to use ambiguous allusions to many of the characters that Marlow encounters. In the beginning of Heart of Darkness, Conrad cleverly refers to a handful of those characters as he begins to retell his story of the journey down the Congo River. "The Lawyer - the best of old fellows - ... The Director, satisfied the anchor had good hold ..." (2) clearly introduces and illustrates Conrad's style of writing. It is at first unclear why a writer would not give a character a definite name and rather a title of his occupation, but nonetheless the reader would eventually realize the meaning to this. As Marlow reaches deeper into his tale, occupations begin to pop up as often as weeds along side a road. "I learned he was the Company's chief accountant, and that all bookkeeping was done at this station" (18). This vague reference is clearly indicative of Conrad's attempt to force his readers to not just scan the novel, but rather comprehend and analyze the true significance behind his writing. If he were
Throughout the novel, Conrad continues to use ambiguous allusions to many of the characters that Marlow encounters. In the beginning of Heart of Darkness, Conrad cleverly refers to a handful of those characters as he begins to retell his story of the journey down the Congo River. "The Lawyer - the best of old fellows - ... The Director, satisfied the anchor had good hold ..." (2) clearly introduces and illustrates Conrad's style of writing. It is at first unclear why a writer would not give a character a definite name and rather a title of his occupation, but nonetheless the reader would eventually realize the meaning to this. As Marlow reaches deeper into his tale, occupations begin to pop up as often as weeds along side a road. "I learned he was the Company's chief accountant, and that all bookkeeping was done at this station" (18). This vague reference is clearly indicative of Conrad's attempt to force his readers to not just scan the novel, but rather comprehend and analyze the true significance behind his writing. If he were