Heart of darkness: good vs evi
In the Heart of Darkness, Conrad takes us on a journey into the soul of man. When the character Marlow travels into the jungle of Africa to find Kurtz, he realizes that he is in a place where the rules of society no longer constrain pure human nature, and the frighteningly raw truths about human beings can be observed first hand. Marlow finds that human nature is something unlimited and terrible by observing the effects of such freedom on Kurtz. Marlow finds that human nature is something unlimited and terrible by observing the effects of such freedom on Kurtz. Marlow discovers that human nature is a changeable thing, subject to the constraints placed on it by its environment, but also an entity containing the ability to be good or evil. The temptation of evil, existing the most in an environment devoid of rules, creates an eternal turmoil in the human soul as it struggles between conscience and its tendencies towards evil. This fight between good and evil, is represented also by the theme of civilization versus savagery. The book implies that civilizations are created by the setting of laws and codes that encourage men to achieve higher standards. It acts as a buffer to prevent men f
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Approximate Word count = 1192
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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