Heart Of Darkness: Tension in Marlow's Mind Joseph Conrad1s novel Heart of Darkness is about a seaman named Charlie Marlow and an experience he had as a younger man. Early in the novel it becomes apparent that there is a great deal of tension in Marlow1s mind about whether he should profit from the immoral actions of the company he works for which is involved in the ivory trade in Africa. Marlow believes that the company is ignorant of the tension between moral enlightenment and capitalism . The dehumanization of its laborers which is so early apparent to Marlow seems to be unknown to other members of the Company1s management. In this story Marlow1s aunt represents capitalism. Her efforts to get him a job are significant because of the morally compromising nature of the work of which she ....

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