Heart of Darkness - Summary

The depths of Joseph Conrad's mind are based on the direct experience of Conrad's West African Congo. Conrad was actually sent to the Congo river to the inner station to rescue the agent of the company who died on board a few days later. The story is spoken by crew named Charlie Marlow and is sorted by the idea of ​​unidentified auditory narrator. This story tells the journey to the Congo Center to a certain extent. On another level, it is about a journey to the human soul.

Abstract: The dark heart is a novel based on Conrad's experience working in the Congo River. This is about a sailor named Marlow and he is looking for someone named Mr. Kurz. This is a story about the night journey in the boat of Nelly. There are Marlow, Kurtz, Manager, Accountant, Brickmaker. They will continue to travel to Africa to find ivory trade. They went to three stations when they were there. European culture exists at the central station, but it is corroded by the influence of local culture. External stations are organized by Europeans, explained as being ordered and tightly controlled. There are no barriers between the inner places, the locals and the Europeans. It is said that this trip represents a journey of the inner spirit. Marlow was looking for a further Kurtz by the river, but he knew better about himself and realized he was more like local people.

In the dark, Europeans suffer from Africa's illness. Indeed, as diseases are very common in the darkness, the lack of disease is considered extraordinary. It seems that I have never been sick. One of the "dark heart" is an incompetent manager of the station. Conrad is even sick. Diseases in Africa are also attractive, and many medical professionals are visiting Africa to establish mission hospitals and study tropical medicine. Dr. David Livingstone discovered in Stegley in Congo in 1871 is such a doctor's model. He combines Christianity with healing and shows respect for the form of indigenous medical care.