... ensues and all civilized intentions are crushed before the vengeful aspect of the heart of the land itself. It is a world of beauty and terror, frightening and fascinating, every second plunging the reader deeper into a "strange world of plants, water, and silence". Conquering the physical oppressions brought on him as he travels throughout the jungle on his mission for the Belgian ivory trading company, Marlow, a cynical and highly ... intellectual seaman in the wake of European imperialism who undertakes a quest into the savage jungle to find the illustrious head of the inner station,...

• Word Count: 497
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and then up the Congo, Marlow encounters widespread inefficiency and brutality in the Company's stations. The native inhabitants of the region have been forced into the Company's service, and they suffer terribly from overwork and ill treatment at the hands of the Company's agents. The cruelty and squalor of imperial enterprise contrasts sharply with the impassive and majestic jungle that surrounds the white man's ... settlements, making them appear to be tiny islands amidst a vast darkness. Marlow arrives at the Central Station, run by the general manager, an unwholesome, conspiratorial...

• Word Count: 3088
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate