Similarities Between Marlow And Kurtz In Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness
Heart of Darkness
"As we sat over our vermouths he glorified the Company's business, and byandby I expressed casually my surprise at him not going out there. He became very cool and collected all at once. ‘I am not such a fool as I look, quoth Plato to his disciples,’ he said sententiously, emptied his glass with great resolution, and we rose”
(Conrad 11). In this quote, two main characters have a conversation about venturing into the heart of darkness. In his novel Heart of Darkness, author Joseph Conrad, through the use of symbols, themes, and the differences and similarities between
Marlow and Kurtz, lays out a critique of European economic imperialism’s effect on native africans. This essay will compare and contrast the novel’s two main …show more content…
They believe its trading work, for the native africans, for the ivory for europeans to sell abroad. Kurtz and Marlow believe, that through their actions, that they are spreading prosperity, and civilizing a native and savage culture.
For Marlow, this justifies the exploitation that he later learns is going on. on the other hand, for Kurtz, this is just another means to an economic end.
The differences between Kurtz and Marlow in novel are their personalities and how they deal with the darkness. Marlow’s relationship with Kurtz was always unique.
As someone young, studious, and eager to learn, before meeting him in person, Marlow looked up to Kurtz as a leader and mentor. Kurtz, being a person with multiple talents, lots of charisma, and a great leader of men, took on that role and was the main reason why Marlow was traveling to his station in the Congo. As the novel progressed and the characters developed, a stark difference emerged within the characters. That difference was a sense of morality. As the novel progressed, and as the two men made further progress in the river and into the heart of darkness, they became more aware of the brutality, injustice, and savage nature that was going on in the jungle as a result.
"As we sat over our vermouths he glorified the Company's business, and byandby I expressed casually my surprise at him not going out there. He became very cool and collected all at once. ‘I am not such a fool as I look, quoth Plato to his disciples,’ he said sententiously, emptied his glass with great resolution, and we rose”
(Conrad 11). In this quote, two main characters have a conversation about venturing into the heart of darkness. In his novel Heart of Darkness, author Joseph Conrad, through the use of symbols, themes, and the differences and similarities between
Marlow and Kurtz, lays out a critique of European economic imperialism’s effect on native africans. This essay will compare and contrast the novel’s two main …show more content…
They believe its trading work, for the native africans, for the ivory for europeans to sell abroad. Kurtz and Marlow believe, that through their actions, that they are spreading prosperity, and civilizing a native and savage culture.
For Marlow, this justifies the exploitation that he later learns is going on. on the other hand, for Kurtz, this is just another means to an economic end.
The differences between Kurtz and Marlow in novel are their personalities and how they deal with the darkness. Marlow’s relationship with Kurtz was always unique.
As someone young, studious, and eager to learn, before meeting him in person, Marlow looked up to Kurtz as a leader and mentor. Kurtz, being a person with multiple talents, lots of charisma, and a great leader of men, took on that role and was the main reason why Marlow was traveling to his station in the Congo. As the novel progressed and the characters developed, a stark difference emerged within the characters. That difference was a sense of morality. As the novel progressed, and as the two men made further progress in the river and into the heart of darkness, they became more aware of the brutality, injustice, and savage nature that was going on in the jungle as a result.