The same idea of de-humanization of the Africans is present throughout Heart of Darkness as well, where the natives of the Congo are repeatedly called "savages." ... According to the essay read in class about the diamond wars and this charter, the destiny of Africa was controlled by Europe and even the United States in 1963, and is still controlled to some extent today. ... In Heart of Darkness Kurtz had hundreds of Africans working for him bringing in ivory and these people got nothing in return but terror. Essays read in class such as Mark Twain's "Soliloquy of King Leopold" and the D...

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