Muddy Water
People have always tried to categorize the human race as generally good or generally evil. Heart of Darkness shows people to be more complex than previously believed. Conrad shows that the actions that people take mirror the environment that they are in at the time. When someone is put into a different environment, they will begin to reflect the social and legal framework that is in place in that environment (or lack thereof). This process is affected by how clear of a sense of self the individual has, the time they are exposed to the new environment, and also by their will power. The colonial Congo environment has much fewer restraints on the people and so they take advantage of the fewer rules. Furthermore, because of the weak system in place in the European controlled parts of the Congo, some people are drawn to a more powerful system, the lifestyle of the savage. Marlow and Kurtz both face this test of will while in the Congo, and Kurtz essentially fails and submits to the......
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