For instance, there is a consistent motif of bones in Marlow’s story. He is told of a man who was killed and whose skeleton was left in the jungle until the grass grew through the bones and were lost within the field. Here, we see the grass represent life and light, and the skeleton represent darkness and death. These opposites are connected within one another showing that light and darkness are present within everyone. Conrad is revealing that a sense of evil is omnipresent in the core of every human, society, culture, and can ultimately be found at the core of humanity. Marlow sees darkness everywhere and in everything, even when light exists. However, we tend to hide the darkness by moral deeds and civilization, it is essential to understand the two parallels as joined to find one’s true self. Marlow’s journey largely focuses on the question of which existed first and how can we balance them to be moral
For instance, there is a consistent motif of bones in Marlow’s story. He is told of a man who was killed and whose skeleton was left in the jungle until the grass grew through the bones and were lost within the field. Here, we see the grass represent life and light, and the skeleton represent darkness and death. These opposites are connected within one another showing that light and darkness are present within everyone. Conrad is revealing that a sense of evil is omnipresent in the core of every human, society, culture, and can ultimately be found at the core of humanity. Marlow sees darkness everywhere and in everything, even when light exists. However, we tend to hide the darkness by moral deeds and civilization, it is essential to understand the two parallels as joined to find one’s true self. Marlow’s journey largely focuses on the question of which existed first and how can we balance them to be moral