1. Heart of Darkness: Power
This personal experience into the interior of Africa came to provide an outline for a short novella, Heart of Darkness, which he would publish in 1899. ... There are two main characters of The Heart of Darkness, Marlow and Kurtz. Marlow is a long-time seaman and as much of the story is told through his narrative we see he is an accustomed story-teller. ... Stories of his strength, charisma, and powerful influence over the natives he encounters are told as Marlow travels upward toward the inner station. ... As Lyz Baranowski said Conrad uses Marlow to "tell us what a frightening thing it is...
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