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Essay Archive - Heart of Darkness: Cruelty
Heart of Darkness: Cruelty
In Joseph Conrad's book Heart of Darkness the Europeans are cut off
from civilization, overtaken by greed, exploitation, and material interests
from his own kind. Conrad develops themes of personal power, individual
responsibility, and social justice. His book has all the trappings of the
conventional adventure tale - mystery, exotic setting, escape, suspense,
unexpected attack. The book is a record of things seen and done by Conrad
while in the Belgian Congo. Conrad uses Marlow, the main character in the book,
as a narrator so he himself can enter the story and tell it out....
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