Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darkness is a novella by Polish-British novelist Joseph
Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State,
in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Marlow.Dark allegory
describes Marlow’s journey up the Congo River and his meeting with,
and fascination by, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates
the unruly inhabitants of the region. Masterly blend of adventure,
character development, psychological penetration. Considered by many
Conrad’s finest, most enigmatic story.
The impending gloom of night and foul weather is common to find
in Heart of Darkness, especially when Marlow takes a moment to
collect his thoughts or to assess his surroundings. This natural
shadow is seen extensively in the African jungles, a wilderness
impenetrable even by sunlight, as you can see in the modern-day image
on screen.
The
unrestrained advances of European nations into the heart of Africa
represent these same human urges, but on an exponentially larger
scale. This map represents the extent European imperialism had
reached in Africa, with most of the territory being claimed by one
country or another by 1898, the approximate time frame for the story.
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