that the story is not primarily about Kurtz or about the cruelty of Belgian officials but about Marlow its narrator. It concerns Marlow and his journey toward and through certain aspects or potentialities of self. As a narrator, he provides a precise and concretely realized point of view. But Marlow repeats frequently enough that he is recounting a spiritual voyage of self-discovery. He remarks nonchalantly but importantly that he did not know himself before setting out, and that he likes work for the chance it presents
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