The Messages In Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness

I. Heart of Darkness was written by Joseph Conrad. He was born in Poland on December 3, 1857. Much of the writing of Joseph Conrad was centered around adventures at sea and trips to exotic places. His writing often has messages that are deeper than most stories. He attacks issues that he thinks are important. Conrad, himself, spent much of his youth at sea. After mastering sailing, Conrad was given command of merchant ships in the Orient and on the Congo. He later left the boating business and began to write (“Joseph Conrad”). Heart of Darkness is a fictional adventure story. It is important to the time period, because England was, at the time, trying to conquer and control other countries. This story is centered around England’s …show more content…
She was an incredibly beautiful women that wore very nice jewelry. She had a lot of influence on the tribe as well as Kurtz (Conrad). Although it was not officially stated, it appeared that Kurtz’s mistress had a high-ranking position in the tribe. There is not much else that was known about her. Kurtz’s actual fiancée was back in Belgium. She was also very beautiful. She loved Kurtz and thought he could do no wrong (Conrad). She represents the group of people that remain at home while other members of the country try to colonize other areas. They don’t understand the negative effects of imperialism. They are often naïve and believe that nothing bad can happen. Kurtz’s fiancée believed Marlow’s false tale that Kurtz’s last words were her name. This further shows her naïvety (Shmoop Editorial Team). Another very important character in this book was the jungle. I would say the jungle was another antagonist. It often got in the way of Marlow’s pursuit of his goal. The jungle scared him, delayed him, and caused him to almost die. The native tribes also attacked out of the jungle on various occasions (Conrad). The jungle played a big role in this …show more content…
It tells a good story while addressing a very important issue. I liked the book a lot. I enjoyed the way Conrad was able to express his hidden meanings of the story. The major strength of this book is its ability to provide people with the understanding of what is actually going on with imperialism. It is able to show that developed nations are only hurting other countries by taking there resources and trying to civilize them. The only possible weakness in this work is how verbose it is. Sometimes there are too many descriptions and details that make it a little bit harder to read. Other than that, it is a wonderfully written book. While it has inspired political reform and given understanding to a naïve world, we have not finished learning from this book. It still contains some of the most important lessons for all future generations to