Heart of Darkness

Before I began reading The Heart of Darkness I didn’t know what this book was about so before I stated reading I looked up what this book was about. The summary sounded intriguing and actually really interesting, which was the opposite of what I thought it was going to be. In the end this book turned out to be one of my favorite. I loved the detailed description that Conrad used throughout the book. The description he used pulled me farther into the book and made me want to read it even more. I also love the idea of a story within a story. It makes it that much more interesting.

Marlow, the main character, himself was quite interesting. To me he almost seemed insane and crazy because he was haunted by his past. As the reader I could tell that Marlow’s past was important to him and that he wanted to share his past experience with others.

I truly thought it was interesting that throughout the book Conrad used the phrases “death” and “darkness” in close correlation because in the end I made the conclusion that the darkness was death. Conrad also talked a lot about the “heart of darkness” and he always seemed to talk about the darkness as if it was a living, breathing human being who was praying on the men and women nesting at its opening.

I was a little worried when I heard we were reading this book because I was afraid it was going to be difficult to understand so I left it for last. As it turns out, I saved the best for last!