In the second section of part two, we finally get to the heart of the darkness. The darkness has not consumed Marlow, but they are at the Inner Station.
This section flashes forward to a time when Marlow has already met Kurtz. It is really confusing because it makes you think that he is meeting him and that Kurtz is already very corrupt by the darkness, and that the has dark thoughts and intentions now. But the point of it is to show that Marlow knows now after the fact that his first impression was not exactly what Kurtz truly was.
When Marlow does meet Kurtz he realizes that he is a ‘voice.’ His main power is his ability to speak and be heard. Even the Russian is enthralled by him, because when Kurtz speaks you listen. The natives treat him like a god. It is not because his ideas or anything is so grand. It is just his physical presence he has that commands attention.
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It has to be said--I love the titles of your posts.
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