Heart Of Darkness

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No other four word quote in literature has ever been so perplexing as the last words of Station Chief Kurtz. The horror, the horror. What was he speaking of?

There is the obvious of course, the dread involved with losing one's sanity, the terror at what might happen when one's crimes come to light, despair over entire situations where one lies dying. Maybe this is what Conrad meant.

That is the great thing about literature though. It is open to interpretation. By his words Kurtz expressed (in my opinion) an immense guilt. He had destroyed so much, so much blood had been shed in his name, or in the name of h

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Approximate Word count = 419
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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