The opinions most Europeans had of Africa and its inhabitants is clearly stated in Harlow in Carter, particularly in the passa

The Europeans journey into the untamed heart of Africa is symbolic of any colonial endeavor. Anytime a "civilized" people attempt to infiltrate an "uncivilized" world, there will be a clash of morality with the temptation to play god for the explorers. Conrad's book may be interpreted to say that the evil in all of us will surface when we are put in an uncivilized situation. Certainly Kurtz's character embodies that and Marlow's character was not immune to it. He was attracted to Kurtz's strength and workmanship after hearing about him from the manager. He was able to avoid the same fate, because his job was to save Kurtz from the jungle.

ge by G.W.F. Hegel entitled Africa. In one section Hegel said, "The Negro... exhibits the natural man in his completely wild and untamed state. We must lay aside all thought of reverence and morality - all that we call feeling - if we would rightly comprehend him." He went on to say, "There is nothing harmonious with humanity to be found in this type of character." So the employees of the trading companies entered Africa with the idea that they would be dealing more of an animal than a human when they met the natives. The characters in the book certainly perpetuate that idea in their treatment of Africans. Marlow refers to them as animals, sometimes sarcastically, sometimes not. Hegel's writing also purported

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