The Character of Marlow in Heart of DarknessHeart of Darkness may just be the title of a book to some people, but I believe it goes much deeper than that. . I think this title describes the main character of the book, Charlie Marlow. Throughout this story, I saw the many confusing and ever-changing aspects of Marlow's character and his heart of darkness. Charlie Marlow seemed to be a man of great pride and civilization. He always spoke very correctly and was a classic example of a man of his times. Throughout this novel, however, this painted image I have of Marlow begins to slowly drip away. There were several instances where I was confused about Marlow. The first was at the very beginning of the story. Marlow began talking about his childhood and how he had dreamed of becoming a captain or skipper on one of the glorious steamships. He spoke about it in such detail that one almost began to believe that he was a captain, even though he was only a young boy at the time. His determination and love seemed eternal, and nothing was going to take away his dream. At least that's what we were led to believe. Marlow soon grows old, just like his dream. I slowly saw the determined side of Marlow disappear into the river with his childhood vision of being a captain. I didn't think something like this would stop Marlow from taking on this challenge. After talking about it so much, one would think that only death itself could stop it. Unfortunately, Marlow gave up and decided to move on with his life. This was how things were going to have to be, or at least that's what he thought. I saw Marlow as a seemingly comfortable old man now. He didn't have his dream job, but he was still well off. One day, Marlow's fantastic work came across him. A steamship captain was killed and Marlow wasn't going to let anyone take that job away from him. He was determined to get the job, but he didn't know how to get it himself. This is where I start