Heart Of Darkness

Part I of Essay
In Joseph Conrad's novelette , Marlow's view of women embodies the typical 19th century view of women as the inferior sex. There are only three relatively minor female characters in : Marlow's aunt, Kurtz's mistress, and Kurtz's "Intended." Marlow mentions these female c ....

Part II of Essay
.... that she would be delighted to help him and to ask her for help whenever he needed it. This incident did not have much to do with the symbolic theme of the story; it simply served to tell the reader how Marlow managed to be able to travel to the Congo. On a higher level, it was intended by Conrad to illustrate Marlow's opinion of women's inferior role in society, which embodied traditional 19th century society. The two other female characters are not mentioned until much later in the story, after Marlow has arrived at the Inner Station. ....