Throughout history, imperialism has shown to play a major role in every country’s society. In Joseph Conrad’s novella, The Heart of Darkness, he tries to portray the effects that imperialism has on different groups and it causes destruction for everyone that is involved. He takes us on a journey to show us what imperialism really looks like and most of the time it is not good. Even though imperialism claims to be an advancement forward, it can really harm those who are affected by it.
In the Heart of Darkness, the main character Marlow has a chance to experience different ways that imperialism is presented. When he was traveling through the different stations, he could see the native people being treated with such cruelty. They would be tortured into doing things against their will. Fear was used against them and it was used as a weapon. The natives would constantly be beaten and mistreated. The men working for the company would say that treating them with such cruelty was just a way to make the natives more “civilized”. It was all a part of the advancement and trade that they were responsible to do. To make people do what you say and to be in total control, you have to cause fear into their lives. To imperialize and conquer, they believe that force is the only way the native people will do what they want them to. Giving them no rights and basically dehumanize them. The way that the Company treats the natives has actually turned them into slavery.
Not all of the men working for the company had the same perspective. Even though Marlow worked for the company, he did not have the same views as the other men. He did not think that it was necessary for the natives to be treated the way they were. Quite frankly, he did not really unde...
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... people do not agree they use fear. As humans, it is in our nature to do whatever it takes to get what we want and sometimes that might mean that we hurt other people in the process.
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