Marlow and Kurtz

Marlow and Kurtz are two characters are two parallel lines that, somehow, also cross at some points. Ignoring the oblivious fallacy in that metaphor i would like to expound upon that concept. so first, what is the main difference between the two? Simple life and death. Delving further life and death become intangible and tangible. Marlow is present, Marlow is real, Marlow is a person, but Kurtz is different. Kurtz is no longer a person. He is a corpse, a legend, a name. He is stagnant while Marlow flows through the world, and because of this Kurtz becomes larger than Life. He becomes "Zeus". A mythical figure that carries "Thunderbolts","two shot-guns, a heavy rifle, and a light revolver-carbine." A God that has been chalked up to myth only to be told in past tense stories. While Marlow is more a likened to "Buddha". Interesting because this religious figure was a god, but also a man. Buddha was a real person who reached enlightenment. an idle that is not just for stories but also anchored in reality. So both are human gods, arrogant and powerful.