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Heart of Darkness Marlow's journey to darkness People are not always what they seem. Those appear to be the most civilized may in fact prove to be quite barbaric and savage. Those who appear sweet and kind can prove that unbeknownst to them they are hiding beneath their angelic faces and innocent smiles a heart of stone with no feelings, no compassion and no love. Throughout Marlow's journey into the dark jungles of Africa we …

…uncivilization of the Congo as Marlow and Kurtz try to quickly escape the savagery and death of the Congo. In the end, the affinity between the two men becomes a symbolic unity. Marlow and Kurtz are the light and dark selves of a single person. Marlow is what Kurtz might have been, and Kurtz is what Marlow might have become. With their escape and these words comes the title of the book, Heart of Darkness.