lighthod A Dark Heart in Joseph Conrads Heart of Darkness :: Heart Darkness essays

The Heart of Darkness          The Heart of Darkness has two reputationtellers Joseph Conrad, the author, and the early(a) being Marlow the storys narrator. The narration that takes mark is conceived mostly from Conrads opinions. Conrad is using Marlow as the contour of all the goodness that he represents. But Marlow was non typical...His remark did not seem at all surprising. It was just like Marlow. It was accepted in silence (p. 68). Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast. He had sink cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and with his arms dropped, the palms of his outwards, resembled an paragon (p. 66).   By doing this not only is Conrad implicates (or accuses) society of its terrible actions yet he is also excluding himself. Throughout Marlows narrative there is no place where he ponders whether or not he has the right idea or til now if his opinion is biased to his own liking . There is no way that all that we can verify the validity of his story but yet Marlow assumes his listeners and readers lead believe his account. Strangely enough, after such a tale on the shameful acts of society, Marlow (or Conrad) expects us to believe his tale and maybe even try on to change our actions.   Ironically, we can assume Marlows listeners and readers have been touched by this account. The story and its teller seem sincere but yet there is much than that. Marlow in this way has become like Kurtz, a voice that craves to be heard by its listeners. It is in this way that Kurtz and Marlow are both embouchure pieces for Conrads voice. Conrad is questioning society for its flaws but while doing so he must(prenominal) also question himself. After all the crimes hes accusing society for he must prove himself a worthy judge. Society nurtures the recognition of these crimes but it does not encourage the correction of these problems.   Both in Africa and in Londo n, Marlow sees degeneracy and the paths to chaos but yet it is so much easier for him to condem the events that take place in both places than to hold someone accountable for the injustices. There is no way to finish reading The Heart of Darkness and not appreciation why Marlow did not tell his tale to the owners of the company.