Heart of Darkness - How Do We Encounter Ourselves in the Modern Society

While I was perusing the short story â€Å"Heart of Darkness,† by Joseph Conrad, I reviewed a paper I read back in Korea, titled â€Å"Why Do We Read Novels.† The essayist of the exposition expresses that the most well-known motivation behind why we, as individuals, read books is that it causes us to ask ourselves how the equity or foul play of this present reality identifies with that of the author’s words. Along these lines, the short story â€Å"Heart of Darkness† depicts the encounters and musings of Conrad through the story of two significant characters, Marlow and Mr. Kurtz. His work powers the peruser to consider inquiries of the profound quality, humankind, and craziness which happens in our human lives. The story is a record of Marlow’s excursion to meeting Mr. Kurtz, an ethically ruined being who is an emblematic portrayal of the murkiness and wild of the African wilderness. It is important to give close consideration to the procedure of Marlow’s excursion and meeting with Mr. Kurtz so as to comprehend the significance of what he gained from finding himself and how this identifies with our cutting edge world. Dissimilar to other white men who went into the Congo River for unmoral or materialistic reasons, for example, to Christianize the locals or to get rich by abusing all the ivories in the wilderness, Marlow doesn't feel directly about how the Imperialistic European nations adventure of the remainder of the world. This is demonstrated obviously when Marlow says â€Å"This gave band considered itself the Eldorado Exploring Expedition, and I accept they were vowed to mystery. Their discussion, notwithstanding, was the discussion of corrupt marauders: it was foolish without hardihood, avaricious without daringness, and barbarous without boldness, there was not a particle of fore-sight or of genuine expectation in the entire group of them, and they didn't appear to be mindful ... ... wildernesses of the Congo or on the edified lanes of London. I feel unequivocally that one reason why Conrad composed this novella is to urge us to get some information about how we experience ourselves in the contemporary society. He probably felt that individuals during his time enjoyed dominion, which kept them from considering themselves. Therefore, there are numerous confirmations in the content that show his negative perspective on colonialism. For instance, Marlow depicts the French army’s terminating into a mainland as â€Å"a weak screech† (P.275), inferring the author’s cynical view towards dominion. Along these lines, the individuals in the advanced society enjoy present day things that keep us from pondering ourselves, for example, broad communications, the web, and so forth. Conrad once said â€Å"Facing it, continually confronting it, that is the best approach to traverse. Face it.† Are we confronting ourselves?