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SummaryiofiHeartiofiDarkness

AigroupiofimeniareiaboardianiEnglishishipithatiisisittingionitheiThames.iTheigro
upiincludesiaiLawyer,ianiAccountant,iaiCompanyiDirector/Captain,iandiaimaniwithoutia
ispecificiprofessioniwhoiisinamediMarlow.iTheinarratoriappearsitoibeianotheriunnamedi
guestionitheiship.iWhileitheyiareiloiteringiabout,iwaitingiforitheiwinditoipickiupisoithati
theyimightiresumeitheirivoyage,iMarlowibeginsitoispeakiaboutiLondoniandiEuropeiasiso
meiofitheidarkestiplacesioniearth.iTheinarratoriandiotheriguestsidoinotiseemitoiregardihi
miwithimuchirespect.iMarlowiisiaistationaryiman,iveryiunusualiforiaiseaman.iTheiothers
idoinotiunderstandihimibecauseiheidoesinotifitiintoiaineaticategoryiinitheisameimannerit
hatitheiothersido.iHeimentionsicolonizationiandisaysithaticarvingitheiearthiintoiprizesiori
piecesiisinotisomethingitoiexamineitooicloselyibecauseiitiisianiatrocity.iHeithenibeginsit
oinarrateiaipersonaliexperienceiiniAfrica,iwhichiledihimitoibecomeiaifreshwaterisailoria
ndigaveihimiaiterribleiglimpseioficolonization.iWithitheiexceptioniofitwoiorithreeismalli
paragraphs,itheiperspectiveishiftsitoiMarlow,iwhoibecomesitheimaininarratoriforitheirest
iofitheinovel.ii

Marlowihasialwaysihadiaipassioniforitraveliandiexploration.iMapsiareianiobsessio
niofihis.iMarlowidecidesiheiwantsinothingimoreithanitoibeitheiskipperiofiaisteamshipith
atitravelsiupiandidowniairiveriiniAfrica.iHisiauntihasiaiconnectioniinitheiAdministrationi
Departmentiofiaiseafaringiandiexplorationicompanyithatigathersiivory,iandisheimanagesi
toigetiMarlowianiappointment.iHeireplacesiaicaptainiwhoiwasikillediiniaiskirmishiwithit
heinatives.iWheniMarlowiarrivesiatitheicompanyioffice,itheiatmosphereiisiextremelyidi
miandiforeboding.iHeifeelsiasiifieveryoneiisilookingiatihimipityingly.iTheidoctoriwhoip
erformsihisiphysicaliasksiifithereiisiaihistoryiofiinsanityiiniMarlow'sifamily.iHeitellsiMa
rlowithatinothingicouldipersuadeihimitoijoinitheiCompanyidowniinitheiCongo.iThisipuz
zlesiMarlow,ibutiheidoesinotithinkimuchiofiit.iTheinextidayiheiembarksioniaione-
monthijourneyitoitheiprimaryiCompanyistation.iTheiAfricanishoresithatiheiobservesiloo
kianythingibutiwelcoming.iTheyiareidarkiandiratheridesolate,iinispiteiofitheiflurryiofihu
maniactivityiaroundithem.iWheniheiarrives,iMarlowilearnsithatiaicompanyimemberirece
ntlyicommittedisuicide.iThereiareimultitudesiofichain-
gangitypes,iwhoiallilookiatihimiwithivacantiexpressions.iAiyoungiboyiapproachesiMarlo
w,ilookingiveryiempty.iMarlowicanidoinothingibutiofferihimisomeishipibiscuits.iHeiisiv
eryirelieveditoileaveitheiboyibehindiasiheicomesiacrossiaiveryiwell-
dressedimaniwhoiisitheipictureiofirespectabilityiandielegance.iTheyiintroduceithemselve
s:iheiisitheiChiefiAccountantiofitheiCompany.iMarlowibefriendsithisimaniandifrequently
ispendsitimeiinihisihutiwhileitheiAccountantigoesioveritheiaccounts.iAfteritenidaysiofio
bservingitheiChiefiAccountant'siillitemper,iMarlowidepartsiforihisi200-
mileijourneyiintoitheiinterioriofitheiCongo,iwhereiheiwilliworkiforiaistationirunibyiaima
ninamediKurtz.ii

Theijourneyiisiarduous.iMarlowicrossesimanyipaths,iseesidesertedidwellings,iandi
encountersiblackimeniworking.iMarlowineveridescribesithemiasihumans.iThroughoutith
einovel,itheiwhiteicharactersireferitoithemiinianimalisticiterms.iMarlowifinallyiarrivesiat
iaisecondaryistation,iwhereiheimeetsitheiManager,iwhoiforinowiwillioverseeihisiwork.iIt
iisiaistrangeimeeting.iTheiManagerismilesiiniaimannerithatiisiveryidiscomfiting.iTheishi
pioniwhichiMarlowiisisupposeditoisetisailiisibroken.iWhileitheyiawaititheideliveryiofith
eirivetsineededitoifixiit,iMarlowispendsihisitimeionimoreimundaneitasks.iHeifrequentlyi
hearsitheinamei"Kurtz"iarounditheistation.iClearlyieveryoneiknowsihisifutureiboss.iItiisi
rumouredithatiheiisiill.iSoonitheientireicrewiwillidepartiforiaitripitoiKurtz'sistation.ii

TheiManager'siuncleiarrivesiwithihisiowniexpedition.iMarlowioverhearsithemisay
ingithatitheyiwouldilikeitoiseeiKurtziandihisiassistantihangedisoithatitheiristationicouldi
beieliminatediasiivoryicompetition.iAfteriaidayiofiexploring,itheiexpeditionihasilostiallio
fitheirianimals.iMarlowisetsioutiforiKurtz'sistationiwithitheiPilgrims,itheicannibalicrew,i
anditheiManager.iAboutieightimilesifromitheiridestination,itheyistopiforitheinight.iThere
iisitalkiofianiapproachingiattack.iRumorihasiitithatiKurtzimayihaveibeenikillediiniaiprevi
ousione.iSomeiofitheipilgrimsigoiashoreitoiinvestigate.iTheiwhirringisoundiofiarrowsiisi
heard;ianiattackiisiunderway.iTheiPilgrimsishootibackifromitheishipiwithirifles.iTheihel
msmaniofitheishipiisikilled,iasiisiainativeiashore.iMarlowisupposesithatiKurtzihasiperish
ediinitheiinexplicableiattack.iThisiupsetsihimigreatly.iOveritheicourseiofihisitravels,iheih
asigreatlyilookediforwarditoimeetingithisiman.iMarlowisharesiKurtz'sibackground:ianiE
nglishieducation,iaiwomaniatihomeiwaitingiforihim.iInispiteiofiMarlow'sidisappointment
,itheishipipressesionward.iAilittleiwayidownitheiriver,itheicrewispotiKurtz'sistation,iwhi
chitheyihadisupposediwasilost.iTheyimeetiaiRussianimaniwhoiresemblesiaiharlequin.iHe
isaysithatiKurtziisialiveibutisomewhatiill.iTheinativesidoinotiwantiKurtzitoileaveibecaus
eiheihasiexpandeditheiriminds.iKurtzidoesinotiwantitoileaveibecauseiheihasiessentiallyib
ecomeipartiofitheitribe.ii

AfteritalkingiforiaiwhileiwithitheiRussian,iMarlowihasiaiveryiclearipictureiofithei
maniwhoihasibecomeihisiobsession.iFinally,iheihasitheichanceitoitalkitoiKurtz,iwhoiisiil
liandionihisideathbed.iTheinativesisurroundihisihutiuntiliheitellsithemitoileave.iWhileion
iwatch,iMarlowidozesioffiandirealizesithatiKurtziisigone.iHeichasesihimiandifindsiKurtz
iinitheiforest.iHeidoesinotiwantitoileaveitheistationibecauseihisiplansihaveinotibeenifully
irealized.iMarlowimanagesitoitakeihimibackitoihisibed.iKurtzientrustsiMarlowiwithiallio
fihisioldifilesiandipapers.iAmongitheseiisiaiphotographiofihisisweetheart.iTheiRussianie
scapesibeforeitheiManageriandiothersicaniimprisonihim.iTheisteamboatidepartsitheinexti
day.iKurtzidiesionboardiaifewidaysilater,iMarlowihavingiattendedihimiuntilitheiend.ii

MarlowireturnsitoiEngland,ibutitheimemoryiofihisifriendihauntsihim.iHeimanages
itoifinditheiwomanifromitheipicture,iandiheipaysiheriaivisit.iSheitalksiatilengthiaboutihis
iwonderfulipersonaliqualitiesiandiaboutihowiguiltyisheifeelsithatisheiwasinotiwithihimiat
itheilast.iMarlowiliesiandisaysithatiherinameiwasitheilastiwordispokenibyiKurtz—
theitruthiwouldibeitooidarkitoitelliher.
 CharacteriAnalysis:

CharacteriSketchiofiMarlowiinitheinovel

MarlowiisitheiprotagonistiiniHeartiofiDarknessiandiisithroughoutitheinovel,imostl
yitheinarrator.iHeitakesitheiplaceiofiairiverboaticaptainiwhoidiedifromiaiscuffleiwithithei
natives.iInitheibeginningiofitheinovel,iheidoesinotiexpectitheiexperiencesiheiwasigoingit
oireceive.

HeijourneysithroughitheiCongo,itryingitoifinditheimanicallediKurtz.iHowever,ihei
becomesiobsessediwithimeetingiKurtz,ibecomingimoreicuriousiasiheigoticloseritowardsi
him.iHowever,ithroughihisiexperiencesiatitheiCongo,iheiwitnessesitheiviolenceiandigree
diofitheiEuropeansiandinotesitheisimilaritiesibetweenitheiwhiteipeopleianditheinatives.i
Heialsoiexperiencesiterribleithingsithatialmostileadihimitoisuccumbitoitheidarknessithati
Kurtzibecomes.

Marlowihasitheiqualitiesiandicharacteristicsiofiaitypicalihero,iasiheiisibrave,itoug
h,icapable,iopenimindediandihonest.iHowever,iheidoesinotitakeiactionilikeiaitypicalihero
iwould.iHeiwitnessesitheinativesibeingitreatediharshlyiandiunfairlyibutiheimerelyiobserv
esitheitreatmentiandidoesinotiactiuponiit.iHowever,iheidoesifrowniuponitheiwhiteipeople
’sigreediandiviolence,iwhichishowsithatiheiisimoraliandinoticompletelyiracist.i

“Itiwasirecklessiwithoutihardihood,igreedyiwithoutiaudacity,iandicrueliwithoutico
urage.”iHeieveniadmitsithatiheiisionlyianiobserver.iHeiisiaimoraliguideiforitheireadersio
fitheibook.

MarlowialsoiidentifiedihimselfitoiKurtz,iwhichimakesihisisearchimoreiofianiobse
ssion.iKurtzibecomeiaipowerfuliattraction.iHeiisiaireflectioniofiKurtz,iandiweiseeiwhati
MarlowicouldibecomeifromilookingiatiKurtz.iOneiofitheidifferencesiisithatiKurtzifallsiin
toitheidarkness,iandiMarlowinarrowlyiescapesiit.iNonetheless,iitihasiaffectedihimiforeve
riandiheisharesihisiexperiencesiatitheiCongoiwheneveriheican.

Marlowialsoihasiunfavorableitraitsisuchiasihisisexistiviewiofiwomen.iHeiseesithe
miasitheiweakerisexiandibelievesithatitheyishouldibeikeptisafeifromitheiharshifactorsiofi
reality.iThisicanibeiseenifromitheisceneiwhereiMarlowivisitsiKurtz’siintended.iMarlowif
eelsithatisheiwillibeidestroyediifisheilearnsitheitruthiaboutihimisoiheiliesitoiher.

MarlowiseesiKurtziasiaiheroiwhoihadishownihimitheilimitsiofitheimortalispirit.iK
urtzicouldibeiseeniasiMarlow’sialteriego.iHeibelievesithatiKurtziwillitellihimithingsithati
heihasineveriknown.iItifeelsiasiifimoreievenithoughiKurtziisiaibitimoreithaniaivoice.isik
nowniaboutiKurtzithaniisiknowniaboutiMarlow,

EvenithoughiMarlowijourneysitoifindiKurtz,iwhatiheireallyiisitryingitoifindiisithe
iheartiofidarkness.iHeiundoubtedlyidoesifindiit,ibutiheifindsiitiwithinihimself.iThisinewi
wisdomihasimadeihimilookidifferentlyitowardsihisicivilizedisociety.iHeiclaimsithatitheyi
willineverieveriknowiwhatitrueistrengthiis.iHeialsoicommentsithaticivilizedisocietiesiarei
ignorantianditheichangeithatiheihasigoneithroughiwillineveriletihimiconverseiwithithesei
peopleinormallyieveriagain.

CharacteriSketchiofiMr.iKurtziinitheinovel

Oneiofitheimostienigmaticicharactersiinitwentieth-
centuryiliterature,iKurtziisiaipettyityrant,iaidyingigod,ianiembodimentiofiEurope,iandian
iassaultioniEuropeanivalues.iIniliteratureiwroteisomeigreaticharacteriiniwhichidoctoriFau
stus,iMacbeth,iHeathcliff,iEstragoniandiVladimir,iMr.iKurtzialsoiincludeiinithatigreatich
aracter.iHeihasiaisumptuousiandisigniofiaitragicihero,iappearidownfallivillainiatibeginni
ngibutiatitheienditragicihero.iLikeitheiotheritragiciheroes,iheihasiallitheiheroiciquality;in
egativeitendenciesifoundiinihisicharacterilikeiFaustusiandiMacbeth.iHeisnatchesiawayiiv
oryifromipeopleiatigunipoint.iToifulfilihisiinstinct,iheibuiltirelationshipiwithinativeimistr
essesiandiforgetsihisifiancéiMissiintended.iLikeihisinameithereiisicontrastifoundiinihisipl
aniofilife,iKurtziisiaiGermaniwordiwhichimeansishortibutiMr.iKurtzilookilikeisevenifeet
itall.iHeicameiAfricaniforishortibutiheistayilongitimeitellihisideath.iHisiownilifeialsoisho
rtibutihisiplaniforienjoyingiwithieviliforilongitime.

Mr.iKurtzicameitoiAfricaiwithitwoipurposes,iearningiwealthitoigetiaihighistatusii
nisocietyiequalitoihisifiancéimissiintended.iAfterisometimesitoiearnitheimoneyiheicamei
backitoiEuropeiandimarriageimissiintended.iTheisecondipurposeiwasitoicivilizeitheiAfri
canisavagesiandiworkiforitheiriprosperityiandibenefit.iHeiwantsitoicivilizeditheicannibal
siforithisipurposeiheiwroteiailongipamphletiofiseventeenipagesiininarrowiwriting,iiniwhi
chiheigivesilogiciandireasonitoimakeiaisocietyitoicivilizedisociety.iButitowarditheiendiof
ithatipamphletiheilostihisipassioniandiwrote,i“Exterminateiallitheibrute”.iWhichimeanial
liaboveilogiciandireasonigivenitoicivilizeditheisocietyiareiuselessiandinotipurposeiforiit.i
TheiwildernessiofinatureialsoidownihisiinfluenceioniMr.iKurtz,iheilostihisiadequateitool
siiniCongoibecauseithereiwasinoicheckiandibalanceiinicannibal’sisocietyiwhichifoundiin
iEuropeanisociety.

TheifirstireferenceitoiMr.iKurtzicomesiwheniMarlow,iinitheiveryibeginningiofihis
inarration,itellsihisilistenersithatiheihadifirstimetithei“poorichap”iafterisailingiupitheirive
riCongoiandireachingi“theifarthestipointiofinavigation.”iHereiMarlowialsoitellsihisilisten
ersithatihisimeetingiwithiMr.iKurtziwasitheiculminating-
pointiofihisiexperiences.iThisimeeting,isaysiMarlow,iseemedisomehowitoithrowiaikindio
filightionieverythingiwoundihimiandialsoiailightiintoihisiownithoughts.

TheiaccountantidescribesiofiMr.iKurtziasi“firsticlassiagent”iofitheicompanyiaddin
githatiMr.iKurtziisiai“veryiremarkableiman.”iMarlowilearnsiaboutiMr.Kurtzithatiheiisiai
topiagentistationediinitheiinterior,iini"trueiivoryicountry,"iandithatiheipumpsioutimoreiiv
oryithaniallitheiotheristationsicombined.

AtitheiCentraliStation,itheimanagerispreadsitheinewsithatiMr.iKurtziisiveryiill.iW
heniMarlowiasksitheibrickmakeriaboutiKurtz,iheigetsiaisarcasticiansweribecauseitheibric
kmakeriisijealousiofiKurtz’sisuccess.iWhenitheibrickmakericomesibackitoiMarlowitoisu
ckiup,iMarlowilearnsithatiKurtzihadipowerfuliconnectionsiwithitheiCompanyijustiasiMa
rlowihimselfidoes.iAtitheiendiofitheifirstichapter,iMarlowihasibeguniidentifyingiwithian
diadmiringiKurtz.iMarlowioverhearsitheimanageriandihisiuncleihopingithatisicknessiorit
heienvironment,ioripossiblyibothiwillikilliKurtziforithem,isoithatitheyicaniadvanceiinithe
iCompany.iTheyialsoihaveisuspicionsithatiKurtziisiacquiringihisisinfuliquantitiesiofiivor
yiinidishonestiways.iAllitheseiconversationsionlyiincreaseiKurtz’sireputationiandiesteem
iiniMarlow’sieyes.

MarlowinowimeetsiaiRussianiwhoiisioniaitouriofiexplorationiinitheiCongo.iTheiR
ussianisaysithatiMr.iKurtzihadienabledihimitoi“see”ithings,ithatiis,itoiunderstandithings.i
TheiRussianitheniinformsiMarlowithatiheihadinursediMr.iKurtzithroughitwoiillnesses.

TheiRussianisaysithatiMr.iKurtzihadinotionlyibeenicollectingiivoryibutialsoibeeni
exploringitheisurroundingiregion.iInitheicourseiofihisiexploration,iMr.iKurtzihadibecom
eiveryifriendlyiwithitheinatives.iTheinativeitribesihadifeltideeplyiimpressedibyiMr.iKurt
zibecauseitheyihadineveribeforeiseenioricomeiacrossianybodyilikeihim.iMr.iKurtzihadio
verwhelmeditheinativesiwithihisipersonalityiandiwithihisiawfuliways.iMr.iKurtzicouldib
eiveryiterribleiwheniitisuitedihim.iMr.iKurtzisaysitheiRussianiisinotitoibeijudgediasianio
rdinaryimaniisijudged.iOnioneioccasion;iMr.iKurtzihadithreateneditoishootitheiRussiani
becauseitheiRussianihadirefuseditoisurrenderitoiMr.iKurtziaismalliquantityiofiivoryiwhic
hivillageichiefihadigivenihimiasiaipresent.iAsiaiconsequenceiofithatithreat,itheiRussianif
urtheriinformsiMarlowithatiMr.iKurtziisisoipowerfuliinithisiregionithatiheicanikillianyon
eiwhomiheimightiwishitoikill.iButitheimostistrikingithingiaboutiMr.iKurtziisihisipassioni
foriivory.iMr.iKurtz’siappetiteiforiivoryihadigotitheibetteriofiallihisiotherimaterialiaspira
tions.iApartifromiallitheseitraitianditendencies,itheiqualityiwhichidistinguishediMr.iKurt
zifromialliotheripersonsiisihisieloquenceiorihisicapacityitoispeakifluentlyiandiexpressihis
iideasiiniaimostiimpressiveiandieffectiveimanner.iignoreitheihypocriticalirulesithatigover
niEuropeanicolonialiconduct:iKurtzihasi“kickedihimselfilooseiofitheiearth”ibyifraternizi
ngiexcessivelyiwithitheinativesiandinotikeepingiupiappearances;iinisoidoing,iheihasibeco
meiwildlyisuccessfulibutihasialsoiincurreditheiwrathiofihisifellowiwhiteimen.i

Manageri

Marlow'sidirectisupervisor,iheiisiaihard,igreedyimaniwhoivaluesipoweriandimone
yiaboveiallielse.iYetiheimasksithisicrudenessibehindiaicivilizedidemeanor.iHeiseemsitoi
haveianiabilityitoioutliveithoseiaroundihim.iTheiManageriwouldilikeinothingimoreithanit
oisurpassiKurtziinitheiivoryitradeiandiseeihimidead,isoithatiheiwouldinoilongeriinterferei
withitheicompetitiveitrade.iHeimakesipeopleiuneasy,ianditheionlyiexplanationiMarlowio
ffersiisithatiheiisi"hollow."ii

Brickmakeri

Heiisitheiso-
calledifirstiagent,iwhoiisitheiManager'sipetiandispy.iHeineveriactuallyimakesibricks;isup
posedlyiheiisiwaitingiforitheideliveryiofianiessentialiingredient.iTheiBrickmakeriisiunlik
able,icunning,iandicontemptible.iHisibehavioriflautsiMarlow'siworkiethic.ii

Russiani

Kurtz'sidevotedicompanion,iheiisianiidealisticiexploreriwhoihasiwandereditoithei
CongoioniaiDutchishipiandihasibeenicaughtiinitheiwebiofiKurtz'siobsessiveiivoryihunt.i
Heiisisoiyoungithatiitiisiuncertainiwhetheriorinotiheifullyiunderstandsiwhatiheiisidoingii
niAfrica.iHeiisimoreiorilessiattracteditoitheiglamoriofiadventure.iHisiunwaveringisuppor
tiofiKurtzimakesihimihumbleiandiadmirable.ii

Nativesi

Theyiareiaicollectiveipresenceithroughoutitheistory.iTheyiareineveridescribediasii
ndividuals.ii

ChiefiAccountanti
 Aitopiofficialiinitheimainistation,iheibefriendsiMarlowiwheniheifirstiarrivesiiniAf
rica.iHeiisiaicruelimanibutiironicallyialsoitheipictureiofithei"civilizediEuropean."iMarlo
wiadmiresihisiworkihabits,ibutithisiadmirationiisidirecteditowardihisiflawlessiappearance
iratherithanihisipersonality.ii

Marlow'siaunti

SheiisitheiconnectionitoitheiCompanyiiniwhichiMarlowireceivesiaiposition.iSheia
ppearsitoibeitheionlyifemaleicontactiMarlowihasiinihisilife,iandisheifullyisupportsitheivi
sionioficolonialismilaidioutiiniRudyardiKipling'si"WhiteiMan'siBurden."i

iKurtz'sifiancéei

Aniunnamediwomaniwhoionlyiappearsiinitheilastifewipagesiofitheinovel,isheiisit
heisymboliofiailifeithatiKurtzileavesibehindiwheniheiarrivesiinitheiCongo.iSheiisipureia
ndilivesiiniaidreamiworldibuiltiaroundiwhoisheibelievesiKurtziis.iHeriimpressionsiofihi
miareisoidisparateifromiwhatitheireaderiobservesithatiweimarveliatitheichangeithatievide
ntlyihasicomeiaboutiiniKurtz.ii

Helmsmani

HeiisiresponsibleiforisteeringiMarlow'siship.iHeiisinotiveryiexperiencediandiseem
siunableitoimakeiinformedidecisionsiunderipressure.ii

Pilgrimsi

Theicollectiveiwhiteipresenceiinitheistory,itheyiaccompanyiMarlowianditheiMana
gerionitheivoyageitoiKurtz'sistation.iTheyiexistiinioppositionitoitheinativesianditheicanni
bals,ianditheirifearimakesiitiapparentithatitheyiareiunwillingitoirelinquishipreconceivedin
otionsiaboutitheinatives.ii

Cannibalsi
 Theyiareiaispecificisectioniofitheinativeipresence.iTheyiareitheigrunticrewiofiMar
low'siship,ianditheyiareitheionlyigroupiofinativesiwhoieverivoiceianyikindiofistatementi
oriopinionitoitheiwhites.iMarlowiisisurprisediatitheiritranquilimanner,iandiheiseemsitoire
spectithem.i

iDirectori

TheicaptainiinichargeiaboarditheiThamesiRiveriship,ifromiwhichiMarlowitellsithe
itale.iHeiisilovedibyiall.iHeiisiaigoodisailor,ibutiheinowiworksioniland.i

iLawyeri

AipassengeriaboarditheiThamesiship.iHeiisicallediaigood,ivirtuousifellow.ii

Accountanti

Also,iaipassengeriaboarditheiThamesiship,iheidoesinothingibutiplayidominoes.iAl
ongiwithitheilawyer,iheiconstitutesiaicrewiofigentility,iwhichicontrastsiwithitheicrewifro
miMarlow'siCongoiship.ii

Narratori

AniunnamedipassengeriaboarditheiThamesiship,iheiprovidesiaistructureiforiMarlo
w'sistoryiandiisiaistand-
iniforiaudienceiperspectiveiandiparticipation.iHeiwasionceiaisailor,iandiheiseemsiaffecte
dibyiKurtz'sitaleidueitoihisisomewhatiromanticinature.ii