Those "blank spaces on the earth"(22) Conrad and his protagonist for the novel, Marlow, dreamed of journeying to were finally accessible to them during the turn of the century - At the exact moment East and Central Africa were falling under the dominion of European colonialism. ... It is clear early in the novel that Conrad is making a negative statement about European imperialism. ... Perhaps the greatest setting in the novel that lays witness to the perils of imperialism is the path which leads from the coast to the Central Station. ... However, he does make a strong note all the abandone...

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