2. VICENTE’S EXAMPLE
"'He (the harlequin) suspected there was an active ill-will
towards him on the part of these white men that—.' 'You are
right,’ I said, remembering a certain conversation I had
overheard. 'The manager thinks you ought to be hanged.”
Chapter 2
The manager's racism extends towards Russians as well. He
wants to kill the harlequin simply because he's different from
the others. That, or maybe he just doesn't like the guy's silly
clothes.
3. YAZET’S EXAMPLE
“As Marlow travels from the outer station to the central
station and finally up the river to the inner station, he
encounters scenes of torture, cruelty, and near slavery.”
Chapter 2
This example shows racism and imperialism, the way
belgians treat the natives so they can surrender to them.
Also, slavery is commonly attatched to imperialism and here
we can see how people were treated like slaves. They are
treated this way so they can see that the belgians are
stronger.
4. LIZBETH’S EXAMPLE
“The man seemed young, almost a boy” said marlowe, “ but
you know, its always hard to tell.”
Chapter 2.
This is racist because it shows how Belgians think all African
natives are the same. They think that they all look young like
boys because they don’t have a balanced nutrition and they
are all weak and small.
5. MATEO’S EXAMPLE
“A black figure stood up, strode on long black legs, waving
long black arms. He had a face like a grotesque mask.”
Chapter 3
This is very racist because they are judging the natives by
their skin color. The Belgians thought that they were superior
because of their skin color and that gives a clear example of
racism.
6. CONCLUSION
Joseph Conrad used a lot of factors of racism and
imperialism while writing heart of darkness because he was
English. This means that maybe he supported racism, or was
aware of this phenomena. When Conrad wrote the book,
imperialism and racism were happening at the moment. Heart
of darkness is a book with a lot of real life background and
based on Conrad’s experience at Congo.
