Heart of Darkness

Plot

A short novel written as a frame narrative, about Charles Marlow’s life as an ivory transporter down the Congo River in Central Africa. In the course of his travel in central Africa, Marlow becomes obsessed with Mr. Kurtz.

The story is a complex exploration of the attitudes people hold on what constitutes a barbarian versus a civilized society and the attitudes on colonialism and racism that were part and parcel of European imperialism.