Through the writings of critics such as Karl and Murfin one is able to gain insight on Joseph Conrad’s well renowned short story, Heart of Darkness. Written in 1899, much of the story is a reflection of what Conrad witnesses while serving as a Captain for a steamboat traveling up the Congo River. This enables Conrad to use accurate details, which ultimately further draws the reader into the text. Moreover, Conrad’s usage of detail and paragraph structure allows the reader to develop insight about the Human condition depicted in his work. Critics such as Murfin and Karl use this insight along with the ideologies expressed in Freud’s work to develop new ideas about Conrad’s depiction of the human condition. Albeit Karl and Murfin severely criticize Conrad’s short story, all three men can agree that human beings are naturally good.
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