What is darkness? Is it considered to be light, your surroundings, or even yourself? For me, I find that "darkness" is your soul. Heart of Darkness raises the question for me to define what darkness is. I feel that Conrad wants the reader to explore what happens to our lost souls as we explore the world, and soon they become dark.
Darkness can be described as "no light". However, I feel that that definition can apply to humans. Our "light" could be how we precieve the world and what guides us. When Conrad introduces the darkness, I first thought it was to be the way that London is. However, I soon came to realize that darkness is the lost souls of the explores. How do we retrieve the light again? That's a matter of time that I feel that each of these characters have asked themselves time and time again. Then again, I could be completely wrong.
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