Mini Review on – The Heart of Darkness
Book begins with a tale of the African journey taken by a gentleman Marlow, in context of some work of his company. In his way, Marlow hears about a merchant Kurtz which is a godlike image there in Congo. After meeting the merchant he realizes the devilish person inside the trader. Marlow in his journey watches the violence of the selfish, so called civilized on the uncivilized people of congo.
It is kind of short novel presenting against colonization. Its a kind of commentary on the exploitation of the westerns. Each event occurred during the journey is giving some hidden message. The unnecessary firing in the jungle shows the violence created by whitemen for their selfish motives. Moreover the description of the jungle with the difficulties occurred to Marlow creates a view about of the life of the residents. How they are made slaves to work for white people there.
The title of the novel is justified as it depicts the life of the humans in the abandoned mysterious continent of the world, titled as the place of darkness. And I thinks The Heart of Darkness here is the heart of humans doing such an injustice to humanity.
PRASANJEET SINGH.
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