... ties in with key events, characters or places in the novel. A title can also help to convey a certain theme or motif and Heart of Darkness is no exception. In this novella the title reveals the motif of darkness that is strong throughout the story; " absolutely everything in the book is cloaked in darkness" (Spark Notes, "Themes, Motifs and Symbols"). For this motif, darkness has ... place of darkness" (Conrad 11). In the context of this statement darkness represents the experiences of Marlow in the Congo and the horrors that he encountered. When Marlow begins travelling down the river ...

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