Heart of Darkness is one of the best novels of the 20th century. The central idea of this novel—darkness is the true nature of our world—gets into the veins of the story. This type of darkness will break human, as it did to Kurtz. Through Marlow’s narration, we can see how Kurtz, who came to Africa full of hopes, deteriorated physically and spiritually at last. Though Kurtz seemed to be the most successful and capable man that Marlow met during his journey, his life was actually a tragedy. Heart of Darkness: Inner Part Mr. Kurtz, is an agent of the Belgian trading company and he acquires the status of a man-God among the savages of the whole region. He becomes a cult figure for them and begins to share many of the beliefs, superstitions and bestial customs of these people. Driven by the two temptations: the desire to make a fortune through ivory and the desire to discover latent kinship with the savages, Kurtz yielded to their combined power by using his authority as dei
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