In the second part Marlow finally starts his trip towards Klutz’ location and tells of an incredible adventure. The story struck me as a kind of quest. Marlow and his crew went through several “tasks” in the search for Klutz and his camp deep within the wild jungle, it was as if they were looking for some kind of treasure in an unknown and unexplored land, but they knew it was there so they kept going.
I thought it was very interesting how Marlow described the natives he saw on the coastline and the comparison he made between them and him. He saw himself in them and by mentioning the fireman below him who was an “instructed” savage he presented the connection between the “prehistoric” people on the river bank and the civilized whites on the boat, including himself.
Klutz sounds as a very impressive character from what Marlow has said so far and also very eccentric. Considering the trip to get him and the obstacles the steamboat goes trough on the trip to him, I’m very curious how Klutz himself go through it before. It seems incredibly hard to get there, but from what I read in the end of the story, the natives admire him in some way and care about him. I guess we’ll find out why, later.
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I agree with you about the how you saw the story is like a quest. The whole journey to Kurtz was filled with dangers and mysteries. Later Marlow mentions if the trip to see Kurtz was worth the life of the helmsman.
ReplyDeleteI noticed how Marlow compared himself to the natives as well. In my entry I mentioned character development, and saw that as a good example. He's kind of becoming a part of his surroundings, changing into someone maybe wild and different like the natives. More like a native than the Marlow before his quest!!
ReplyDeleteAnd Klutz? Haha Tsvet!
I agree that the voyage to get to Kurtz seems extremely difficult. Hopefully he will be worth the time and effort.
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