Civilizatin VS Savagery
Civilizatin VS Savagery
Civilizatin VS Savagery
Civilization VS Savagery
Heart of darkness is of one of the prominent works of Joseph Conrad
who is a novelist born in Ukraine . Certainly, the theme of civilization
versus savagery is a central and intricate aspect of Joseph Conrad's "Heart
of Darkness." This classic novella delves deeply into the conflict between
these two binary opposition, ultimately revealing their entwined and
ambiguous nature.
Turtch repeated in the nivella which shows that the novel deep downt seeks
to reconfirm this stereotypical division between the East and the West the
latter stand for enlightment democracy and east is dark in need to the light
however many pages in the novel seems to be with colonialism even the
narrator cannot free himself from the orientalist tought “the western
myth”he was explicitly complicit with the colonizer this idea was clearly
illustrated when he said “I was loafing about, hindering your work and
invading your homes, just as though I had got heavenly mission to civilize
you” .( Marlow's self-awareness is evident in his acknowledgment of being complicit
with the colonizers. His statement, "I was loafing about, hindering your work and
invading your homes, just as though I had got heavenly mission to civilize you," lays
bare the hypocritical nature of the so-called mission to "civilize" the indigenous
people. This admission exposes the hollowness of the civilizing mission and the
reality that, instead of enlightenment, what often transpires is exploitation, brutality,
and a profound sense of moral decay.
The narrator's confession unveils the insidious impact of the imperialistic mindset,
revealing how individuals like Marlow become unwitting agents of oppression.
Despite his apparent awareness of the injustice inherent in colonization, Marlow is
unable to entirely free himself from the prevailing orientalist ideologies that underpin
the colonial narrative. This internal conflict illustrates the pervasive influence of the
Western myth, which continues to shape the perceptions and actions of those
involved in the imperialistic venture.)
although Kurtz was feeding his ego by killing Africans and putting their
heads in front his window , animal trait, the author try to give execuses to
Kurtz by blaming the African environment and wilderness that make him
insane and savage “here and there a military camp lost in a wilderness, like
a needle in a bundle of hay—cold, fog, temples , disease, exile , and death—
death.
As Edward said said no matter how the westerners try to be just, fair they
would never be fair they are always biastes the same here whatever marlow
try to convince us as a readers with his good intention his position against
imperialism still in many pages he couldn’t escape this ideology of western
superiority and east inferiori ty
“we white”/”has been one of the darkest places in the earth”highlight the
western perspective of Africa