1. Appocalypse now
Each journey up the tropical river is symbolic of a voyage of discovery into the dark heart of man, and an encounter with his capacity for evil. ... The directions of both journeys are formally established as a movement from "open and boundless to narrow and restricted spaces" (66), from the light of the sun into the darkness. ... Although the physical aspects of the river journeys contribute in establishing the foundation for the entrance into the heart of darkness, the psychological journeys traveled by Marlow and Willard are more reflective of the "restorative return to the primitive source...
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