... and brutal instincts, by the memory of gratified and monstrous passions (Conrad 83)."" Marlow found that the heart of darkness is hidden within every creature that walks this earth. The pilgrims who made the journey with him thought that he was a cold and heartless man who felt no remorse for anything that he did. This could not have been farther from ... , and reveals itself in many different ways; this is what Conrad wants the readers of the story to take away from it. Without good and evil the world would never progress, it would become a stagnant place to live where nothing ever gets...

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... did not tame the native. Another reoccurring term was the symbol of the "pilgrim". A pilgrim was a native worker or a low life European who sailed on the African rivers. "as the pilgrims were unloading the cargo, Marlow watched the river (128)." The name Kurtz has symbolic meaning in the German language as meaning non restrictive. Symbolism was the main aspect of the ... it. But as he stayed they longer he realized the savage beast was present all over the so called "civilized" world. Theme: The darkness, the mysterious unknown, and opposing all progress were the major themes in the nov...

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