It is possible to see how Marlow could label Kurtz as a hollow man. The Hollow Men, written in 1st person, the poem gives a sense of common ?hollowness?, common responsibility, and guilt. On Marlow?s mission to kill Kurtz he often ponders his own morality. What kind of a man would he be to kill a killer, for ? This is an empty thought, questioning evil and morality. In these kinds of thoughts Marlow put himself in the same classification as Kurtz, lacki

ng remorse for the taking of a life. As he learned more about Colonel Kurtz, Marlow made several comments alluding to the emptiness of Kurtz, ?It seemed to me that if I tried I could poke my forefinger through him, and would find nothing inside? (HOD, 321). Marlow associated Kurtz with the ?Shadow? falling between the intention and the outcome. Marlow agrees with Elliot?s poem Hollow Men, that having good intentions does not excuse anyone from being held accountable for a bad outcome. He thinks in the fashion that Kurtz does for whatever reason is unacceptable and should no longer be tolerated. Marlow does realize that he would have to take action to put an end to Kurtz?s violent ways, because Kurtz would never stop by his free will. Marlow explains, ?it echoed loudly within him because he was hollow at the core?(AN). It was assumed that a man such as Kurtz, a ?hollow man?, needed no learning, no intelligence but could keep a routine going. He has always killed and will continue unless something is done. Marlow clearly thinks of Kurtz as a hollow man.

However, a deeper understanding of Kurtz tells what he really is. Marlow, or Captain Willard (as referred to in AN), na both works. We as the audience were only able to learn what Marlow knew including his thoughts, until we met the character. Colonel Kurtz?s actions could lead the reader to contradict the type of man he might really be, not ho

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