Nature-Nurture Debate in The Heart of Darkness Literature Essay
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Joseph Conrad’s novel “Heart of Darkness” circles around the idea of darkness in the human soul, represented by the dark forests of Africa. Conrad uses both metonymy and symbolism in his title. The narrator, Marlow, travels to the very depths of the African jungle, which are pictured as dark, deep, and mysterious. Hence, the heart in the title is another term for the innermost part of Africa.