Heart of darkness is a novella written by Joseph Conrad and it was published in 1899. The main themes of the novella is about colonialism. The character of Kurtz mainly remains in the center.
The narrator of the novella is Marlow. Who tells the whole story. It criticises the so called idea of civilization. For that writer has used the symbols of river Thames and Congo.
It seems that they are so civilized but it is not so, as we have seen in the novel that how cruel and cunning Kurtz is. At the end we can see the situation becomes that much worst that he couldn't get out from the "station." The last words of Kurtz suggest a deep meaning..." The Horror, The Horror!
It seems that they are so civilized but it is not so, as we have seen in the novel that how cruel and cunning Kurtz is. At the end we can see the situation becomes that much worst that he couldn't get out from the "station." The last words of Kurtz suggest a deep meaning..." The Horror, The Horror!
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