The novella is above all an exploration of hypocrisy, ambiguity & moral confusion. It explodes the idea of the proverbial choices between the lesser of two evils.
As the idealistic Marlowe is forced to align himself with either the hypocritical & malicious colonial bureaucracy or the openly malevolent, rule defying Kurtz. It becomes increasingly clear that to try to judge either alternative is an act of folly.
How can moral standard or social values be relevant in judging evil..?
Is there such thing as insanity in a world that has already gone insane..?
The number of ridiculous situations Marlowe witnesses act as reflections of the larger issue-
At one station,for instance, he sees a man trying to carry water in a bucket with a larger hole in it.
At the outer station, he watches native laborers blast away at a hill side with no particular goal in mind.
The absurd involves both insignificant silliness & life or death issues often simultaneously.
That the serious & the mundane are treated similarly suggests a profound moral confusion & a tremendous hypocrisy.it is terrifying that Kurtz's homicidal megalomania & a leaky bucket provoke essentially the same reaction from Marlowe.
As the idealistic Marlowe is forced to align himself with either the hypocritical & malicious colonial bureaucracy or the openly malevolent, rule defying Kurtz. It becomes increasingly clear that to try to judge either alternative is an act of folly.
How can moral standard or social values be relevant in judging evil..?
Is there such thing as insanity in a world that has already gone insane..?
The number of ridiculous situations Marlowe witnesses act as reflections of the larger issue-
At one station,for instance, he sees a man trying to carry water in a bucket with a larger hole in it.
At the outer station, he watches native laborers blast away at a hill side with no particular goal in mind.
The absurd involves both insignificant silliness & life or death issues often simultaneously.
That the serious & the mundane are treated similarly suggests a profound moral confusion & a tremendous hypocrisy.it is terrifying that Kurtz's homicidal megalomania & a leaky bucket provoke essentially the same reaction from Marlowe.
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