Conrad's Obsession with the "Voice" in the Heart of DarknessFor the moment, this was the dominant thought. There was a feeling of extreme disappointment, as if I had discovered that I was striving for something without any substance. I couldn't have been more disgusted if I had come all the way for the sole purpose of talking to Mr. Kurtz. Talk with. . . I threw a shoe overboard and realized that this was exactly what I had been looking forward to: a conversation with Mr. Kurtz. I made the strange discovery that I had never imagined him as doing, you know, but as speaking. Marlow in the Heart of Darkness by Conrad The quote above suggests what has been frequently noted in recent years as damning....