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    In Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad‚ the protagonist‚ Marlow‚ tells his story about his time in the uncivilized Congo. Through his passage from the coast of Africa into the heart of the Congo by way of the Outer Station‚ Middle Station‚ and finally the Inner Station‚ Conrad explores the Freudian concept of ego‚ id‚ and superego. Although the world in Heart of Darkness initially shows two separate cultures that cannot exist harmoniously‚ through Marlow’s journey into the depths of the Congo‚ Conrad

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    In Heart Of Darkness the isolation from civilization in the Congo causes people to lose their moral senses. This is quite prominent in Kurtz‚ but Marlow was able to restrain himself from going as far as Kurtz did. This was done by Marlow be observant of Kurtz and his own moral sense. Throughout the story Marlow is able to realize the loss of moral senses in Kurtz. This is due to the isolation Kurtz experienced while he was surrounded by the dense jungle. This led to Kurtz realizing he could do

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    Darkness presents a theme of physical and spiritual journeys of the novel’s protagonist Marlow. Marlow’s mental state is tested during his journey into Africa’s Heart of Darkness. However on his journey to find Kurtz he struggles with good and evil‚ and witnessed the savagery of mankind. Joseph Conrad’s novella The Heart of Darkness presents a theme of physical and spiritual journeys of the novel’s protagonist Marlow. Marlow’s mental state is tested during his journey into Africa’s Heart of Darkness

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    novelette Heart of Darkness‚ Marlow’s view of women embodies the typical 19th century view of women as the inferior sex. There are only three relatively minor female characters in Heart of Darkness: Marlow’s aunt‚ Kurtz’s mistress‚ and Kurtz’s "Intended." Marlow mentions these female characters in order to give the literal aspect of his tale more substance. While they definitely play specific roles in the story‚ they do not relate with the primary theme of the story. The primary theme focuses more on how

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    for darkness because they make Marlow feel “uneasy” and “not quite right” (Conrad 55). Moreover‚ Marlow’s “troubled” (55) state is similar to the effect the Congo has on Marlow and everyone who travels into it. When Marlow is with the two knitting women‚ he believes he has been led into a “conspiracy‚” saying that the pair of women know how “foolish” (55) Marlow is in his mistake. Furthermore‚ the women’s “placidity” gives Marlow an “eerie” feeling‚ allowing Marlow to realize that he is about to

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    What did Marlow Learn? Marlow is the main character in Joseph Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. The protagonist is also the narrator in the story about the experiences of an explorer in the foreign lands in the wake of Western imperialism in Africa. The protagonist‚ Marlow‚ is an eloquent storyteller whom the author uses to give an exposition of his own experiences in the Congo‚ albeit with a touch of fiction. The story line revolves around the experiences of Marlow as a riverboat captain for the

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    text‚ Conrad through Marlow reviews the memories of his journey to the Congo: personal nightmare is mixed with his own psychological complexities. He is looking for self-understanding‚ and showing his own mental picture of the conflicts between savagery and civilization. Many critics have called it the best short novel written in English. The text involves the reader in dramatic and decisively difficult moral judgements‚ which are in parallel with the central characters: Marlow and Kurtz. It is a dramatic

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    The colonials were from a stock of people who did not know the horrific events that unfolded in the Congo; they were as innocent as children. The Europeans wanted to civilize the people of the Congo‚ but they did so with horrific ways such as what Marlow recalls that “[s]ix black men advanced in a file…walked erect and slow balancing

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    its last chapters that the reader can see a woman figure. Perhaps‚ the reason for late appearance of a woman in the novel is due to Conrad’s unique style of writing. The story begins with the narration of a third person‚ which later in the novel Marlow takes over. The narration of the story goes back and forth; it does not start at the beginning of Jim’s story. Nevertheless‚ once the character of “Jewel” is introduced‚ the reader could observe that she is important to Jim’s character. “Jewel” is

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    The character of Kurtz in Joseph Conrad’s ’Heart of Darkness’ is portrayed through his faults and personal flaws‚ which represent the negative attributes of the force invading Africa. His gradual deterioration of sanity proves his submission to the wilderness‚ similarly to the way his own mind consumes him as the novel progresses. His greed for ivory mirrors the lust for money as shown by the white invaders‚ and this contributes to the power-hungry side of Kurtz that corrupts him; resulting in a

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