He talks about his youth and becoming a sailor because of the importance of gaining experiences and seeing the world. He says he is devoted to Kurtz because Kurtz has expanded his mind through their many conversations. The wilderness had patted him on the head, and, behold, it was like a ball—an ivory ball; it had caressed him, and—lo! Why does Marlow admire and envy the Russian? Marlow envies the Russian man because of how far he has come. The fact that this young man has made it so far and is still thriving surprises Marlow.
In Heart of Darkness, the natives adore Kurtz and worship him as a demigod partly because of his personal charisma, but also because he has superior European technology which they have never seen before. Kurtz, one of the leading characters, the other being Marlow, the narrator of the soty, represents many symbols in the novel. Firstly, he symbolizes the greed and the commercial mentality of the white people of the western countries. As illustrated in the text Heart of Darkness, Marlow lies two times all through the text.
He despises lies and says as much towards his attitude about lies but yet again he is of the idea that when faced with extraordinary circumstances, a lie is unavoidable.
The primary antagonist in Heart of Darkness is Kurtz, whose descent into madness makes him the clearest embodiment of corruption and evil in the novella, and ultimately the character that fully disillusions Marlow in regard to European conquests. Marlow learns more about Kurtz the further he travels. Why does Kurtz go crazy? After Kurtz discovers the influence he has over the indigenous people, his insatiable lust for power takes him over the edge. In the Congolese jungle, Kurtz is not held accountable to anyone, and this sort of unrestrained power is more than one man can bear.
Darkness prevails when he dies, symbolizing that his actions were evil. The Harlequin is characterized by his chequered costume. His role is that of a light-hearted, nimble, and astute servant, often acting to thwart the plans of his master, and pursuing his own love interest, Columbina, with wit and resourcefulness, often competing with the sterner and melancholic Pierrot. Study Guide. By Joseph Conrad. Previous Next. The Harlequin The harlequin is a Russian man who helps Kurtz and is considered his "disciple.
Mapmaker One last thing: the harlequin's "blue, red, and yellow" patches sound to us a lot like the map that Marlow sees when he walks into the company office: Deal table in the middle, plain chairs all round the walls, on one end a large shining map, marked with all the colours of a rainbow. What's Up With the Ending? Tired of ads? Join today and never see them again.
Get started. I had no idea of the conditions, he said: these heads were the heads of rebels. I shocked him excessively by laughing. What would be the next definition I was to hear? There had been enemies, criminals, workers—and these were rebels. Those rebellious heads looked very subdued to me on their sticks. I am a simple man. I have no great thoughts. I want nothing from anybody. How can you compare me to? I had no hand in all this. I have no abilities. He was shamefully abandoned.
A man like this, with such ideas. They lived all around the station and their chiefs came every day to see Kurtz. It was odd, but I felt that hearing details like that would somehow be worse than seeing the heads. The heads were a savage sight, but they seemed like a relief compared to the horror the clown was describing. He looked at me in surprise.
Those heads were captured rebels. I laughed. How would these people be described next? How can you compare me to…?
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