Conrad's society is Marlow's society, a society that supports imperialism. ... This is revealed in the novel by the aunt when she describes Marlow's journey as a "Mission"; Marlow is the main character of the novel, Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness. ... I feel that Conrad is using the gloom to stress his point, that the blame of evil lies with his own society. ... The character Marlow could be mistaken for the shadow of Conrad, being used as a puppet to play out the atrocities of his memories. ... Conrad however attempted to educate the supposed civilised society that the...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate