Marlow’s Growth in Heart of Darkness
Abstract
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece, is one of the most famous British novels of the 20th century. Marlow’s
journey to Africa can be taken as the voyage of growth, which was mainly embodied by his self-realization. By analyzing the plot
structure of Heart of Darkness, this paper probes into the deep structure of this novel with Marlow’s growth as a clue, which is
helpful to read the growth theme of this novel.
journey to Africa can be taken as the voyage of growth, which was mainly embodied by his self-realization. By analyzing the plot
structure of Heart of Darkness, this paper probes into the deep structure of this novel with Marlow’s growth as a clue, which is
helpful to read the growth theme of this novel.
Keywords
Heart of Darkness; Joseph Conrad; Bildungsroman; Selfhood
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18686/ahe.v6i12.5122
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