Heart of Darkness: A Literary Analysis By Nguyen Beyond the shield of civilization and into the depths of a primitive, untamed frontier lies the true face of the human soul. It is in the midst of this savagery and unrelenting danger that mankind confronts the brooding nature of his inner self. This, perhaps, is the underlying conclusion that Joseph Conrad attempts to portray in his disturbing novel, Heart of Darkness. His work reaches far past …showed first 75 words of 1599 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1599 total…symbols, and ironies in The Heart of Darkness, Conrad reflects the true nature of man. He concludes that within every man lies a heart of darkness. "This heart is drowned in a bath of light shed by the advent of civilization. No man is an island, and no man can live on the island without becoming a brutal savage. Inside his heart lies the raw evil of untamed lifestyle" (Heart of Darkness: A systematic evaluation).