Conrad, no doubt, relates characters in his stories. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad uses Marlow's "personal confession, a profound discussion of man's moral complexity,"(Concise Dictionary, p.69) to outline the story. He obviously relates the character of Marlow to himself, as he had experienced many bought with, dark, lung ailments as a child, and also had a want to explore. (p. 69)

In Heart of Darkness, Conrad explores his memories of a journey through the Congo. His memories include his feelings of sympathy towards the natives of the Congo, as well as his hatred of the Imperialist. He uses the memories to add to the perceived, darkness, of the jungle to give a gloomy overall effect. Seemingly Conrad is fed up with

man's ability to make other men suffer. Conrad even uses Marl

Water is also used in The Secret Share. Legatt is lifted out of the dark water, which is a sign of Legatt trying to cleanse himself of his crime. The ocean furthermore is the life source of the ship's crew allowing them to survive. It is finally used to release Legatt, allowing the young captain to cleanse himself of Legatt. (Conrad, The Secret Sharer).

Although Kurtz is portrayed in a negative fashion for the majority of the book, everyone seems to think Kurtz is great. His most devoted follower, the young Russian, expresses his fondness for Kurtz by practically worshiping him. He tells of Kurtz's

occupation. Additionally, women are used in the story to show Kurtz's progression of madness. When Marlow arrives at Kurtz's camp he notices Kurtz's wild companion and later meets Kurtz's fiance who is refined and civilized.

Both of the stories contain numerous symbols that contain images of light and dark. In The Secret Sharer the captain's white hat is a symbol of good, of the captain's pity and mercy for Legatt. When the captain leaves the hat, the hat then symbolizes the separation of Legatt and himself and allows him to rid himself of all obligations to Legatt.

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