Heart of Darkness
In the novel "Heart of Darkness," written by Joseph Conrad, Marlow finds himself in a position where he is faced to accept the fact that the man he has admired and looked up to is a madman. He realizes that Kurtz's methods are not only unethical, but also inhumane. Marlow comes to realize that Kurtz is evil, and that he himself is also evil, thus Marlow's disillusion makes his identification with Kurtz horrifying. As Marlow travels up the river, he is constantly preoccupied with Kurtz. From the beginning of his trip, he is compared to Kurtz by all of the people that he comes into contact with, and a great deal of his thoughts are of Kurtz. He wonders how he will measure up to the standards that the company set for him, what Kurtz's
Hearing of and seeing the acts committed by Kurtz made Marlow uneasy, and even afraid. There are a lot of problems that Marlow faces and he maintains his composure. personality is like, and what Kurtz would think of him. It's Kurtz's lack of composure that Marlow privately admires. He is greeted by an English-speaking Russian whom he takes for a man who on the surface is decent level-headed person, but after short conversation it is apparent to Marlow that he is talking with a disturbed individual, but that was not what bothered Marlow. The more obsessed he becomes with Kurtz, the more he sets himself up for the horrible reality of what his new idol was truly made of. On the surface he hated Kurtz's actions, but he loved his power to fight the standards of society and to live as a true man. Once Kurtz is on the boat, and headed with Marlow back to civilization, things take a strange turn. There is a point where Marlow finds the evil that lurks in heart of all men, and he simply accepts it. It was at this point that Marlow begins his denial of any likeness he feels with Kurtz. Marlow sees all of the atrocities committed by Kurtz, and is dismayed, but when he looks deep within himself he sees what he could easily become, and he desperately wants to suppress it. Though Marlow and Kurtz have little to talk about, they develop a distinct respect for each other. Marlow finds out that there is a savage beast in himself, and in all men in his mind. Upon reaching Kurtz's station, Marlow's disillusion begins to set in.
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