The document analyzes how Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness evolved from its origins as a short story planned for Blackwood's Magazine into the novella we know today. It traces how Conrad's conception of the story changed as he did more research and met people like trader Klein in the Congo. Originally focusing on inefficiency in the Congo without mentioning Kurtz, Conrad added Kurtz as a character and came to view imperialism more critically. His views aligned with Max Weber's on bureaucracy, seeing it represent the modern age through inefficiency.
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