Colonialism and Imperialism - European Ideals in Heart of Darkness and The Hollow Men

The ideal European hollow Kurtz is a dark center, while white men occupy a special place in Conrad's Dark Heart and T.S. Elliott's "Hollowman" "Kurtz, he is dead" is an inscription of "The Hollow Men". Elliot clearly implies the moral cavity Kurtz in the dark heart. Kurtz left his equipment, shrunken his head and made shocking actions like paying a terrible sacrifice. Kurtz's army has only the ethical superiority of his culture and the desire for the regional civilization (Dahl 34).

Heart of Darkness represents a desperately blind, corrupt European civilization. Novels are explained in European society: Marlow explains the white people who met in Africa from general manager to Kurz, is empty, and is pointing to an unknown European city as a "grave city" (a grave Is hollow). ) Tomb). Concern over general manager Kurz is obviously fake. He must try to rescue sick Kurtz, if it does not do so it will be terrible, but as long as he has an excuse to avoid helping Kurtz (sunken ship) he will accept it I will. Brickmaker has empty, hypocritical and inefficient work. Throughout the novel, Marlow is a superficial shame that what Europeans call "civilization" is superficial, a mask made by fear of law, and a dark heart hidden so that a beautiful white grave hides. Rotten dead. This civilization believes that he has always been civilized.

First, Heart of Darkness explores the themes of colonialism and imperialism. This novel was made in the late nineteenth century and the main character Marlow was heading from the outside station along the Congo River toward the inside station - a journey of the image of the cruel and tortured white's dominant territory. . On this journey, on another level, Marlow can see as a journey of philosophy that casts doubt on his own Kurtz, and in a larger view a doubt on the Western Europe / Europe / White 'civilization' itself. The dark heart, whether civilization, imperialism or human existence, is exploring the depth of the darkest. Conrad is exposing the hypocrisy of the central viewpoint of Europe as cruel and "dark" as Western European countries see the third world region and people. Just like Kurzu in this book, recognition is deceiving, fear of realization hurts.