Heart of Darkness

Conrad's novel, Heart of Darkness, relies on the historical period of imperialism in order to describe its main character, Charlie Marlow, and his struggle. Marlow's catharsis in the novel, as he goes to the Congo, rests on how he visualizes the effects of imperialism. The main character experienced a "sea change" caused by his exposure to the imperialistic nature of the historical period in which he lived.
The main character, Marlow, is asked by the organization for which he works to travel to the Congo River and report to them about Mr. Kurtz, a top notch officer of theirs. Marlow's jour…