Heart Of Darkness Imperialism Analysis

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To what extent is imperialism the cause of gruesome actions of Europeans towards natives in Africa?’ Joseph Conrad is a well-known English writer of Poland descent . Born in patriotic family from a country known for being countlessly invaded, he shows thorough understanding of imperialism. Imperialism refers to “the effect that a powerful country or group of countries has in changing the way people live in other, poorer countries” . Many of his works were based on his past experiences at sea, one example being The Heart of Darkness. During his time at the Congo’s, Conrad witnessed the damage colonization caused not only to the native people but also to the colonizers themselves. The novella tells Charles Marlow’s journey through Africa where…show more content…
This includes, the character Kurtz, the pilgrims as well as the Ivory. Ivory is used to symbolize greed that brings out the destructive natures of man as shown in the characters of Kurtz and the pilgrims. Its ironic since the Ivory was described as white and precious yet is the cause of death, killings and eventually madness to characters whom were enslaved to…show more content…
He was “a seaman, but he was a wanderer, too”, he analyses situations a step further, unbiased to one side, Marlow tries to make sense on how themes like imperialism effect exterior factors, in this case to the native inhabitants, but more deeply into the interiors, which includes the psychological mind of the imperialists which includes Kurtz. The story starts as he began his voyage into the Congo. He describes Africa as to being a mystical, romantic place as heard from the stories he was told as a child. He was interested in Africa for to him, it was most unknown of all places (1.16)”. With the help of his aunt, he was able to lend a job as one of the steamboat captains working along the Congo River. But after his journey through the Congo, his thought of imperialism was
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