Marlow speaks with an Accountant, whose spotless dress and uptight demeanor fascinate him. He leaves Europe in a French steamer.Īt the Company's Outer Station in the Congo, Marlow witnesses scenes of brutality, chaos, and waste. After learning of the Company - a large ivory-trading firm working out of the Congo - Marlow applies for and receives a post. For the rest of the novel (with only minor interruptions), Marlow narrates his tale.Īs a young man, Marlow desires to visit Africa and pilot a steamboat on the Congo River. Marlow begins telling the three men about a time he journeyed in a steamboat up the Congo River.
The anonymous narrator, the Director of Companies, the Accountant, and Marlow sit in silence. Heart of Darkness begins on the deck of the Nellie, a British ship anchored on the coast of the Thames.
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