Category: Heart of Darkness

Heart of Darkness was a novella written by Joseph Conrad in 1899. This novella mainly talks about Marlow an introspective sailor, and his journey up to the Congo River to meet Kurts known as idealistic man of great abilities which he represent the European as a whole who in the pretext says that they come…

Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, a story of a sailor who travels up the Congo River in search of the ambiguous and infamous Mr. Kurtz. During his journey up the river Marlow learns of the hypocrisy of imperialism and the truth of the white man’s burden. This is a book not for the faint…

Table of contents Introduction Heart of Darkness and Modernism Conclusion Introduction Heart of Darkness, written by Polish-British author Joseph Conrad was published in Blackwood’s magazine in three parts and was released in February, March, and April of 1899. The novel follows Marlow a sailor, who embarks on a journey up the Congo River to see…