Heart of Darkness is a recognized classic of Joseph Conrad,which has been overwhelmingly studied and researched over the past centuries.In this novel,Conrad exposes the darkness of human soul by presenting a symbolic ...Heart of Darkness is a recognized classic of Joseph Conrad,which has been overwhelmingly studied and researched over the past centuries.In this novel,Conrad exposes the darkness of human soul by presenting a symbolic phenomenon:spiritual blindness in most characters.Thus,this paper attempts to account for the spiritual blindness of different groups of people from three aspects,including racial superiority,heroic worship and human desire.展开更多
文摘Heart of Darkness is a recognized classic of Joseph Conrad,which has been overwhelmingly studied and researched over the past centuries.In this novel,Conrad exposes the darkness of human soul by presenting a symbolic phenomenon:spiritual blindness in most characters.Thus,this paper attempts to account for the spiritual blindness of different groups of people from three aspects,including racial superiority,heroic worship and human desire.