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

The Heart of Darkness          The Heart of Darkness has two reporttellers Joseph Conrad, the author, and the new(prenominal) being Marlow the storys narrator. The narration that takes induct is conceived mostly from Conrads opinions. Conrad is using Marlow as the material body 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 drop down cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and with his arms dropped, the palms of his outwards, resembled an matinee idol (p. 66).   By doing this not only is Conrad implicates (or accuses) society of its terrible actions only if he is also excluding himself. Throughout Marlows narrative there is no place where he ponders whether or not he has the right idea or veritable(a) if his opini on is biased to his own liking. There is no way that any that we can verify the validity of his story but yet Marlow assumes his listeners and readers pull up stakes 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 test 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 more than 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 express pieces for Conrads voice. Conrad is questioning society for its flaws but while doing so he must 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 London, Marlow sees putrescence 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 curiosity why Marlow did not tell his tale to the owners of the company.