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 author of the article expresses that the most widely recognized 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. Thusly, 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 contemplate inquiries of the ethical quality, mankind, and madness which happens in our human lives. The story is a record of Marlow’s excursion to meeting Mr. Kurtz, an ethically undermined being who is an emblematic portrayal of the haziness 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 endeavor of the remainder of the world. This is demonstrated plainly when Marlow says â€Å"This gave band considered itself the Eldorado Exploring Expedition, and I accept they were vowed to mystery. Their discussion, be that as it may, was the discussion of shameful marauders: it was crazy without hardihood, covetous without dauntlessness, and barbarous without boldness, there was not a molecule of fore-sight or of genuine goal in the entire group of them, and they didn't appear to be mindful ... ... wildernesses of the Congo or on the edified avenues 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 more likely than not felt that individuals during his time enjoyed government, which kept them from thinking about themselves. Therefore, there are numerous confirmations in the content that show his critical perspective on government. For instance, Marlow depicts the French army’s terminating into a landmass as â€Å"a weak screech† (P.275), suggesting the author’s cynical view towards government. Along these lines, the individuals in the cutting edge society enjoy current things that keep us from thinking about ourselves, for example, broad communications, the web, and so on. Conrad once said â€Å"Facing it, continually confronting it, that is the best approach to overcome. Face it.† Are we confronting ourselves?