Colonialism and Imperialism - The White Male and the Other in Heart of Darkness

Another person in Europe, a white man, and a dark heart, the novel "The Heart of Darkness" caused many controversies since the publication of 1899 and caused many criticisms. Some admired the author, but Joseph Conrad did work just before he received criticism of Congo colonialism and criticism, and others, especially Cinnastro Cebbe, criticized its racial discrimination and gender . Discrimination in cultural identity building hence the cultural identity of the dominant society, ie the composition of men in Europe, is the opposite of "others" in the "center of darkness" so the center of the darkness It can be described.

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.

One of the main themes of Conrad in the dark center is the colonialism and its influence on Caucasian and non-Caucasian. In the story of Marlow, Conrad said about Roman conquest and established the truth that colonialism existed from the beginning of human civilization. In the novel, Kurtz is very enthusiastic about power and status, and in Africa it is colonized as a Congo. The desire for personal wealth and wealth, and their desire to suppress others, can create colonialism. Under the name of civilization and local people's education, Kurtz exercises its enormous power to rule them: physical, economic and even sexual. He proved the action under his cover is correct and he said that he is bringing light to the life of the barbarians, but ironically it is he that darkness of his own, the original self It is covered by. Aunt Marlow has an idealistic view of imperialism