What might the title represent--the heart of darkness--what is this referring to?
Throughout reading "Heart of Darkness," the idea of competition of the company came to mind, multiple times. Still to this day, many say that the business world is "cut throat," or "dark." People will be mean just to earn money for themselves and their business. The heart side of the business is employees and owners competing after what they want; they want what their heart desires. So, when these two ideas are mushed together, the product is doing anything, even if the consequence is terrible, to make oneself happy. Which really, any business in the corporate world can be labeled under "heart of darkness."
Heart of darkness can also just refer to the whole experience Mr. Kurtz, Marlow, and the cannibals experience. Their purpose is to obtain more ivory and deliver it to its destination, and still accomplish that when other companies are trying to do the same. Their experiences along the Congo are not the most joyous encounters, leaving a numb feeling for its audience (at least for me). Illness, isolation, scare tactics, and death are all considered "heavy" topics, which can also be another explanation behind the meaning of "Heart of Darkness."
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