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This is a 5 page paper discussing whether or not Joseph Conrad was a supporter or an opponent of imperialism as taken from a reading of his “Heart of Darkness”. Despite the fact that Conrad related the story from a white narrator’s perspective which was often hard to decipher, the exposure of the horrors of the impact that Imperialism had on the Congo was a clear political statement on the need for change in Imperial policy and an acceleration in humanitarian support.
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ascertain whether or not he is commenting objectively on the inevitable effects that colonialism and imperialism has had on the Congo or whether or not he is making a subjective
political statement about the horrors of imperialism. Because of the sometimes incoherent commentary by Marlow, the reader becomes confused at his sensibility and therefore cannot make a clear judgement as
to the clarity of the situation as reported through Marlow. Nevertheless, once read, the "Heart of Darkness" created a great deal of controversy and humanitarians rallied behind the novel and
were determined to put an end to the atrocities being carried out in darkest Africa. Upon experiencing the journey of Marlow, the cruelties to the Congolese and the eventual madness
of the central characters it becomes obvious that Conrad had every intention to create a shocking awakening and discovery of what should have been the demise of the imperial policies.
From the point of publication, Conrads "Heart of Darkness" has been at the center of controversy of the adverse effects of imperial policy
which dominated the late 19th century. During Europes expansion into Africa, little was known of the horrors that were conducted there in the name of modernization. When Conrad wrote the
"Heart of Darkness" about Marlows river journeys in the Congo, questions of the inhumane treatment of Africans began to surface. The question remains however, whether or not Conrad actually was
making a political statement in his telling of this story or whether or not he was just telling of the story from the perspective of a white man in an
imperial world who felt little or no consequence of the imperial actions. During the 1890s, not only was the imperial policy becoming unacceptable
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