Facing the Dark Truth in Heart of Darkness
Conrad’s Heart of Darkness has two major components: a candid look at the reality of imperialism, particularly in the Belgian Congo, and an exploration into the darkest depths of human existence.
One symbolically dense part of the work occurs when Marlow and company are attacked on their journey into the 'heart of darkness' and towards Kurtz. The attack begins suddenly and each of the members of the company are forced to deal with this life intrusion in the way they see fit. The company-men immediately shoot their pistols into the brush.
"The pilgrims had opened with their Winchesters, and were simply squirting lead into that bush. A deuce of a lot of smoke came up and drove slowly forward. I swore at it. Now I couldn't see the ripple or the snag either." The pilgrims shooting results in Marlow not being able to see the snag, and it doesn't even stop the attack, though the pilgrims are positively proud of themselves. "'Say! We must have made a glorious slaughter of them in the bush. Eh? What do you think? Say?' He positively danced, the bloodthirsty little gingery beggar. And he had nearly fainted when he saw the wounded man! I could not help saying, 'You made a glorious lot of smoke, anyhow.' I had seen, from the way the tops of the bushes rustled and flew, that almost all the shots had gone too high. You can't hit anything unless you take aim and fire from the shoulder; but these chaps fired from the hip with their eyes shut."
I think this behavior of the pilgrims is representative of the imperialist movement as a whole. It was begun rashly from the hip with no real objectives, despite the claim that it was a movement civilizing the world. History and Hear...
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...g his craft through the river, on the watch for snags. There is enough surface-truth in this to occupy him fully and leave him no time to distinguish the nature of the 'little sticks' that are flying about. When it at length penetrates his consciousness that the sticks are arrows and that they are 'being shot at', he confronts the truth that is hidden in the dark depths..."(69-70).
This almost sounds like "mind your own business," but I do not think it is quite that simple. Conrad is merely suggesting that one complete their "task at hand," but, when one is faced with something, they must be willing to face the dark truth and show restraint, as Conrad himself did. He had been to the Congo, which is what the book is based on, and showed restraint and came back alive. Staying within the restraints of society, he faced the dark truth and wrote a book about it.
The Kickapoo lived in fixed villages, moving between summer and winter residences; they raised corn (maize), beans, and squash and hunted buffalo on the plains. Their society was divided into several exogamous, named clans based on descent through the paternal line. By the 19th century, as a result of scattering in small villages to prevent attack, central tribal authority had broken down, and chiefs of the various bands had become autonomous. From the beginning of European contact, the Kickapoo resisted acculturation in economic, political, and religious matters, retaining as many of their old ways as possible.
Kurtz was the chief of the Inner Station, where he was in charge of a very important ivory-trading post. Marlow learns that because of Kurtz’s ability to obtain more ivory than anybody else, he is of “greatest importance to the Company” and is to become a “somebody in the Administration” (Conrad 143). However, a critical aspect is the way in which he went about his business, as it was ruthless and selfish, characteristics that go hand-in-hand with European colonization.
This demonstrates that if these stop-and-frisks, which were designed to reduce larger crime, continue to occur, more constitutional rights will be broken resulting in damaging consequences. If this program remains as it is, interpersonal racism and racial profiling will resume, and the white privilege versus minority disadvantage gap has the potential to increase. The implications and desires for this program are on the right path. However, it needs to be restructured in a way that will emphasize the necessity of having true reasonable suspicion without regarding race entirely.
...o, while the novella’s archetypal structure glorifies Marlow’s domination of Kurtz. These two analyses taken together provide a much fuller and more comprehensive interpretation of the work. Conrad presents the idea that there is some darkness within each person. The darkness is is inherited and instinctual, but because it is natural does not make it right. He celebrates – and thereby almost advises – the turn from instinct. By telling Marlow’s tale, Joseph Conrad stresses to his audience the importance of self-knowledge and the unnecessity of instinct in civilization.
...llard's capacity to restrain from falling victim to the `darkness' of the jungle by maintaining a sense of integrity and accomplishing goals through hard work. Both stories also examine the dehumanizing effect of colonialism on the colonizers. Kurtz is the embodiment of dehumanization in both Apocalypse Now and Heart of Darkness. Subsequently, Marlow and Willard are fundamentally alike characters, however they differ slightly. Willard is not always able to think like Marlow in the same experienced capacity. However, both men hold similar values of the meaning of work as means to maintain their civilized ways while entrapped by injustice and unfamiliar surroundings. Although the attempts proved to be futile, work prolonged the lifetime of their sanity and gave both characters a sense of purpose in pursuit of accomplishment. Work proves to be the ideal distraction.
As Marlow tells his story we see and understand the situations Marlow faced. In his first encounter with the tribes men, Marlow steps into a "gloomy circle of some inferno", where dark figures surrounded him. He compares this incident with that of a massacre, the starving and wasting bodies lying in "confusion". Marlow then encounters a young black boy with a piece of white cotton string tied around his neck. This simple piece of string symbolizes the young boy's innocence. Shortly after Marlow offers the boy a biscuit, another one of the shapes approaches the river , crawling, and drinks of the water. Marlow could not stand the sight of the suffering any longer. It was as though he felt what they were feeling and just when he was willing to help, he stands up and walks away. The path where Marlow meets those that had traveled to an unknown land, and walked uncertain of where they where but sure of what they wanted, started here.
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