Imperialism and the Heart of Darkness

Early in the 20th century, imperialism was one of the last concerns of American citizens. But in Africa, imperialism is a big problem. Millions of Africans have been enslaved (and lasted more than 50 years) to hometowns hundreds of years ago, and the country has been taken over by the Europeans. These slaves were forced to work until they died of fatigue and malnutrition and were living a painful life. In the dark heart of Joseph Conrad, this unfairness and the moment of fear are vividly captured. And the darkness and pure evil of mankind are vividly appearing here.

The poetic imperialism of imperialism and Kipling in the dark comes from an altruistic selfless goal of "to bear the white people" 1 and "save countless ignorant people from boring roads" I will. Of course, the two references from Kipling's "white man" are "male burden" and Conrad's "dark heart", which are excellent in the meaning of British and European imperialism - at least from the late nineteenth century. From the point of view. This article attempts to explore the view of imperialism of Conrad and Kipling, that is, the comparison of the center of darkness with "white burden" and "recession". In historical context,

In this article, we try to determine whether the dark heart supports imperialism and supports imperialist ideology. If the heart of the dark seems to support the act of racial repression and moral ignorance expressed in Chamberlain's speech, the sentence reflects the populist ideology that stands out in the writing of sentences It can be concluded. This will confirm the assertion that "dark heart" supports imperialism and maintains imperialist ideology. However, if the sentence does not support the expansion of the empire, the dark heart does not reflect the ideology that it is writing, therefore opposing imperialism and maintaining the ideologicalism of imperialism It can be concluded.

Imperialism is the central theme of this book, but not just imperialism. Conrad personally explained this in various documents. For example, in a letter from 1899, Conrad wrote that the idea behind "the dark heart" is "efficiency and a purely selfish crime in the solution of African civilization work". In 1902, he expressed gratitude to the critic who wrote "the heart of darkness". Our relationship of conscious behavior, emotion and opinion which is "the life of our inner subconscious mind" is "to provide", "human" analyzes the aggravation of white anger, he is the European When released from restraint, and in the tropics analyze as a brilliant messenger armed with teeth, you gain trade benefits from the subject race. "(Murfin, p. 97)