Women do not play an important part in Heart of Darkness. This is
not too surprising as the text was first published for a magazine in 1898.
Throughout Marlow's voyage he encounters few women and he does not consider
any of them to be his equal. His reference to women places them in their
own little world where they should remain. There are a number of reasons as
to why Marlow may have this understanding of the female being. These
reasons include, but are not limited to, the lack of females in his life,
the fact that he is primarily surrounded by men, and the type of women he
comes in contact with in his line of work.
First and foremost, we will note that Marlow is a seaman. He is a
man who has dedicated his life to the ways of the water. As the narrator
mentions when speaking of Marlow, "he was the only man of us who still
'followed the sea'" (Conrad, 9). He has been picking up and traveling the
world by way of a boat for most of his adult life. The simple fact that he
is able to do this without regret is a hint into Marlow's personal life. He
cannot be a family man, because it would be too hard for him to be away from
family members for such great lengths of time. He may have a mother or a
sister somewhere, but it is obvious that, for Marlow, there is no strong
bond with any female family member. Even his aunt who so willingly helps
him find work is not spoken of lovingly. If Marlow were to have a wife, one
would assume that, it would be hard, if not impossible, for him to maintain
a faithful marital relationship to her while leading such a Nomadic
lifestyle. This is presumably why he is not emotionally attached to a wife
or serious girlfriend.
It is also safe to say that Marlow does not have any platonic girl
associates, because of the statement made about them in their own world. He
makes it quite clear that women and men are on two totally different levels.
In the time that the story was written, it would have been crazy to think of
a woman and a man having a mutual friendship that had no loving or sexual
components.
Marlow still wishes to see Kurtz because he had a different morality than the other men among his group. This difference intrigues Marlow and causes his curiosity to wonder what his complete intentions are or what he wishes to
late father. He was also not ready to face the fact that his Uncle marries his mother
Marlow's more noble self - his spiritually attuned nature - tells us early on that, "You know I hate, detest and can't bear a lie, not because I am straighter than the rest of us, but simply because it appalls me. There is a taint of death, a flavour of mortality in lies - which is exactly what I hate and detest in the world - what I want to forget." (Longman p. 2210). His statement is recognition of the lies (of the world, in general and of the brick-maker, in particular) (Longman p. 2208-2210). He reviles these lies as a betrayal of what is good and...
...e this family who has been kind enough to treat him as an equal and is grateful in the end to have been given the chance to know what love and family are.
This is an extremely important passage. It demonstrates what Marlow has learned as he watched the world and the people around him shift. In the end, there is no winner in the battle called life. One must fight one’s own depravity for oneself, despite the turbulence of the waters in which one resides.
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My research paper is entitled, Analyzing Heart of Darkness through a Feminist Lens. Through this paper, I will investigate and examine Heart of Darkness by means of Feminist Criticism and literary theory. I aspire to thoroughly analyze the entire narrative, in order to pull out and pinpoint various aspects and examples linked to feminist theory. I want to investigate and spotlight specific occurrences, in the novel, where characteristics of Feminist Criticism can be found or applied. I specifically want to look at the tree women characters introduced in the text; “The Intended” “The Mistress” and Marlow’s aunt. I also want to prove that Heart of Darkness is a text that openly conflicts with the basis of feminism.
Marlow starts out as just as everyman, trying to put some bread on the table. His original plans were setting out to make money, but his journey turns into so much more. His expedition turns into a quest to find and save Kurtz, and to understand the people so many were prejudice against.
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