Europe and Africa differ in many ways, obviously by location, but more importantly, moralistically, how developed they are, and how "civilized" they had become. "Their talk, however, was the talk of sordid buccaneers: it was reckless without hardihood, greedy without audacity, and cruel without courage; there was not an atom of foresight or of serious intention in the whole batch of them, and they did not seem aware these th

In closing, the affect of different settings on the novella Heart of Darkness have had a profound affect on the meaning of the work. Deep in the jungle was an escape from everyday inhibitions brought about by the lessons learned in the educated society. Luckily, most of us are able to play by the rules and keep our precious sanity, but unfortunately Kurtz lacked the limitations taught to him by his European lifestyle needed to hold himself together and stay "civilized" in his very own nightmare, the African Jungle.

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Furthermore, I am lead to explain the meaning of the locations on the novella itself. Kurtz was a very respectable man with visions and aspirations of great success. He could have made his fortune elsewhere, but he chose to impact the world by going right for the gold. Kurtz was drawn into the jungle with plans to civilize the natives. His plans were soon ruined as he became "hollow at the core" (98) lacking self-control and basic morals and beliefs.

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