Heart Of Darkness/Symbolizm
Joseph Conrad's use of light and darkness to represent good and evil in the Heart
of Darkness helps in developing the theme and the plot of the novel. Conrad uses the
symbol of light and darkness repetitively throughout the novel in order to disclose his
insight to the reader; Conrad uses light and darkness when referring to the Thames and
Congo river, the skin color and hearts of the whites and blacks, and the black mistress and
the Intended.
Conrad's use of light and darkness is evident from the opening of the novel. The
story opens on the tranquil Thames River aboard the cruising yawl called the Nellie. All is
calm on the water as the lights of London twinkle around the boat. The Thames River,
which is seen as calm, ‘civil' and bright, is an obvious contrast to the Congo River that
Marlow navigates in Africa. The Congo is full of darkness and fractiousness. Ironically,
the bright Thames is described similarly to the dark Congo. In the closing lines of the
novel,......
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