Heart of darkness has an abundance of archetypes and symbols. Darkness itself represents evil, mystery, and dismay. The natives are described as black and African creating a negative feel towards them. The sun represents wisdom and knowledge. The dancing that the Africans do leads me to believe that it represents sexual pleasure. Marlow has a almost normal “Hero’s Journey.” Marlow travels across the sea without supernatural assistance, Marlow doesn’t really have many trials to overcome but he does understand the injustice that the Africans must face on a daily bases. When Marlow at last meets Kurtz he isn’t the man he was led to believe. Marlow then returns to England and finally he is able to live life to his hearts desire.
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