Greed In Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness
The Heart of Greed Greed can take over one’s mind and make them do something they never thought of doing. In the novel, Heart Of Darkness by Joseph Conrad is about a seaman named Charles Marlow, who is telling the lawyer, accountant, director of the company, and the unknown narrator on the steam boat about his experiences as an ivory transporter in Congo. Throughout the story, Marlow revealed his interest of learning more information about a man named Kurtz, an agent of ivory-procurement who portray by the people as a God and a genius. Marlow is shocked to see how the Europeans treat the natives of Congo as if they were animals and the corruption within the company. In addition, greed is one of many significant themes that often shown throughout
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The main purpose of this company being in the Congo is to collect ivory. They used the natives of the Congo as slaves to help them collect more ivory. In part one, the narrator stated that “ They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got” (p.70). This quote connects to the company’s greed because the narrator is using the slaves as a reflection of the company’s desperation for ivory. They grab as much ivory as they can for themselves is also referring that the company is trying to collect as much ivory as they can in their pockets in order to gain profits. Moreover, The uncle of the manager suggested to hang the Russian trader after finding out that the Russian trader was a competitor to the company in getting ivory. The uncle stated that “ We will not be free from unfair competition till one of these fellow is hanged for example...get him hanged! (p.104) The uncle’s greed for ivory led him into thinking that all ivory in the Congo is for the company and no one else can touch it. Also, greed made him resolving the problem of the company by using violent even though he knows that it will cost him his job. This proves that the uncle’s greediness made him lose his basic morals. He could not think of any other plan to get rid of the Russian trader without involving
The main purpose of this company being in the Congo is to collect ivory. They used the natives of the Congo as slaves to help them collect more ivory. In part one, the narrator stated that “ They grabbed what they could get for the sake of what was to be got” (p.70). This quote connects to the company’s greed because the narrator is using the slaves as a reflection of the company’s desperation for ivory. They grab as much ivory as they can for themselves is also referring that the company is trying to collect as much ivory as they can in their pockets in order to gain profits. Moreover, The uncle of the manager suggested to hang the Russian trader after finding out that the Russian trader was a competitor to the company in getting ivory. The uncle stated that “ We will not be free from unfair competition till one of these fellow is hanged for example...get him hanged! (p.104) The uncle’s greed for ivory led him into thinking that all ivory in the Congo is for the company and no one else can touch it. Also, greed made him resolving the problem of the company by using violent even though he knows that it will cost him his job. This proves that the uncle’s greediness made him lose his basic morals. He could not think of any other plan to get rid of the Russian trader without involving