... and darkness can not intertwine with one another. By reading the novel and comprehending all of the different aspects, one will be able to go through both interior and exterior journeys of Marlow. While reading Heart of Darkness one must take George Moore's advice in that you must study "the paragraph, and afterwards the page, and after the page the chapter ... ...
... into the heart of darkness despite the ugliness and corruption that progressively disgusts Marlow. Like Marlow, Kurtz also follows his wanderlust into the center of Africa. Both men begin their journeys with what they believe are good intentions: to "civilize" and to bring commerce to the wild continent. They are, however, either alone in their good intentions or other white men ... ...
... inevitable. Marlow's struggles with the river as he travels upstream toward Kurtz reflect his struggles to understand the situation in which he has found himself. The ease with which he journeys back downstream, on the other hand, mirrors his acquiescence to Kurtz and his "choice of nightmares." ...
