Heart of Darkness: Black Truth and White LiesIn Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, there is a great interpretation of the characters' feelings and the uncertainties of the Congo. Although neither Africa nor the Congo are ever mentioned, the River Thames is mentioned as a support. This intricate story reveals a lot of symbolism due to Conrad's theme of lies, good and evil interacting within each man. Today, obviously, the situation has changed. Most educated people realize that, by probing the heart of the jungle, Conrad was trying to convey an impression on the heart of man, and his tale is universally read as one of the first symbolic masterpieces of English prose (Graver 28). In any case, this story primarily recognizes Marlow, its narrator, rather than Kurtz or the brutality of Belgian officials. Conrad wrote a short statement about how he thought the reader should interpret this work: "My task which I am trying to accomplish is, through the power of the written word, to make you feel, to make you feel, and above all, to make you see. ( Conrad 1897) Knowing that Conrad was a novelist who lived within his work, he wrote about the experiences as if he were writing about himself "Every novel contains an element of autobiography - and this can hardly be denied, for the creator can only explain if himself in his creations."(Kimbrough158) The story is written seen through the eyes of Marlow. Marlow is a follower of the sea. His journey down the Congo is his first experience of sailing in fresh water. He is used as a tool, so to speak, for Conrad to enter the story and tell it with his philosophical mind He longs to see Kurtz, in hopes of appreciating all that Kurtz finds lovely in the African jungle that Marlow does not have the opportunity to see Kurtz until he is so smitten. from the disease to resemble death more than a person. There is no such thing as good looks or health. ***WHERE? BEGIN THE SENTENCE MORE SPECIFICALLY THEN THERE ARE...'*** In the story, Marlow points out that Kurtz resembles "an animated image of death carved in old ivory." Like Marlow, Kurtz is seen as a man of honor by many admirers, but he is also a thief, murderer, marauder, and stalker. Above all, he allows himself to be worshiped like a god.