Book Critical Review: Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness Throughout the history of civilization, the world force has used the meaning of morality and a subjective interpretation of good versus evil. to advance their economic and political stronghold. A good example is found in Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, where sexism, racism, human rights violations, and economic imperialism collide to reveal examples of the darker side of human nature. Through the storyteller Marlow, Conrad describes his personal experiences in the Congo, obscuring the boundaries between fiction and reality and opening up various types of controversies and debates that would, for centuries, cast disbelief in his own morality and motivation. that Conrad has an original storytelling style in Heart of Darkness, of which I would say a major influence comes from his childhood experiences. There are several readers who might be offended by his style of storytelling, but for the most part, I didn't offend him. In Heart of Darkness, Conrad uses an unidentified first-person narrator, no identity or name is given, and other than that of the narration itself, Marlow has no role in the story. I've read what he says, but not once in the story do I experience any emotions from what he thinks or feels. For me, this created a separation from the narrator, which added an extreme level of complication to the story. The distance and separation forced me, as a reader, to engage with my own imagination and allowed me to participate in the ultimate meaning of the story. While this strategy may or may not serve the narrator's originally intended purpose, it allowed me to become more personally connected to the story, and in fact,...... middle of paper...... we were deeply racist. The inner message of this story goes beyond explaining colonial exploitation and racism. Although exploitation plays a major role on the surface of this novel's theme, I assumed that the deeper message and theme was related to the question of transformation of how power can corrupt the one who holds back. There are certain boundaries set by conciseness and there is a certain level of comfort in staying within those boundaries. Unlike when our boundaries are crossed or we cross our comfort zone, we as people tend to create unacceptable behaviors. In this novel, I see Conrad exploring territories beyond these boundaries, about what happens when an individual crosses the boundaries set by their consciousness. and social conditions simply because he seems to be in circumstances where he is able to cross these boundaries.