(Conrad 7) Within this narrative paragraph Marlow sets the tone for the rest of the novel. ... It is not only what Marlow says that makes him fit in with the solemn setting but it is also his appearance: Marlow is pointedly described as sitting in the pose of Buddha, suggesting that he has been the recipient of a weird Enlightenment, which he is impelled to share with his listeners. ... The setting causes many of the characters to go insane, " The sun was too much for him, or the country perhaps- (Conrad 80). ... (Conrad 94) Just the setting itself is so concentrated with the darkness of Kurt...

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