![]() ![]() The Director, satisfied the anchor had good hold, made his way aft and sat down amongst us.” ![]() He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped, the palms of hands outwards, resembled an idol. Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast. The Accountant had brought out already a box of dominoes, and was toying architecturally with the bones. The Lawyer-the best of old fellows-had, because of his many years and many virtues, the only cushion on deck, and was lying on the only rug. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other’s yarns-and even convictions. ![]() “Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. In their identities a piece of belonging, of association. They used their titles to make sense of their surroundings, and to remained tied to the moment and not lose themselves. Marlowe recognized the falsehood of the reality of the sea, acknowledging the only true thing was their titles and the sea itself. Although this is a Freud quote, it could’ve easily been Conrad who uttered those words as Heart of Darkness really is a commentary on the psychology of the human mind and how deep a person can fall into darkness. “No one who, like me, conjures up the most evil of those half-tamed demons that inhabit the human beast, and seeks to wrestle with them, can expect to come through the struggle unscathed” (Freud n.pag). Heart of Darkness: A Deconstructionist and Psychoanalytic Perspective ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |