After concluding with Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” I felt a great sense ofpride in myself, as well as a great deal of relief. True I respect the bookin all sense of the word, for me a novel to truly be worth revisiting orenjoying for that matter one must find something to hang on to. Somethingwhich captivated the reader, though the message Conrad was trying to conveyobvious, restraint and reason. Yet racism and prejudice, is the common vibethroughout this vague and intellectually sound novel. The writing styledisplayed by Conrad was truly advanced for his time, though sometimes a bitquizzical in plot.For example the general vibe of the novel was to expose the sadistic-ness ofthe Whiteman, present the animalistic views of the time. Rather by showingnatives Kurtz ruled under as innocent victims of imperialism, it raises asort of sympathy for the natives in the reader. Manifest Destiny was thegeneral idea here. To spread the culture of the majestic land known asEurope only presenting the darker and less sugar coated version one wouldexpect other novels would do. Also the lasting thought that the book triedto establish as many others have said was through the growth of civilizationthe death of barbarianism was inevitable.Overall though the book had no real basis in terms of actual story, it wasenjoyable a bit different but enjoyable.
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