... the text. This is certainly the case in Joseph Conrad's novella Heart of Darkness. This essay will focus on reinforcing that Heart of Darkness explores something deeper than the physical journey made to Congo. In fact, it is more about the inner-journey the main character makes into his unconscious where he has to confront the realities of his true self. There are several important themes such as civilisation vs. savagery and the critique of the imperialism in Heart of Darkness ... negative change in Marlow. This is probably a side of his personality that he was not aware of before his ...

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