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The Theme of Reversion in Joseph Conrad`s Heart of Darkness | ||
| Journal of Research Diyala humanity | ||
| Article 1, Volume 0, Issue 28, 2017, Pages 398-423 | ||
| Author | ||
| Lamiaa Ahmed Rasheed | ||
| Abstract | ||
| It is clear that the physical universe began in darkness, and will end in it, the same holds for the world of human history ,which is dark in the sense of being obscure,a moral,and without purpose ; and so, essentially,is man. Through some fortuitous development, men have occasionally been able to bring light to this darkness in the form of civilization–a structure of behavior and belief which can sometimes keep the darkness at bay. But the mission of bringing light to darkness seems to be highly precarious,because the forces of darkness are much more omnipresent both in society and in the individuals than civilized people usually suppose. Undoubtedly, this point of view of inspires Conrad to structure his Heart of Darkness as a journey of discovery,thereby he discovers that the darkness in the wilderness is the primary reality of the universe; and it stands for the darkness in the heart of every human being. In the process of exploring this theme, Conrad penetrates the obscure places of the human heart and shows how civilization operates to hide the dark side of man's inner nature. ''you must search the darkest corners of your heart,the most remote recesses of your brain'' (Conrad, quoted in Jelinek,65). In this concern, Heart of Darkness suggests that when the individual is deprived of the stings of civilization and the usual support of society, he must rely on his own inner strength for moral and spiritual support; otherwise, he will be destroyed and reverted into a savage one. He will be in confrontation with his inner forces which, in his normal state, he manages to control. These forces, which are repressed by the power of civilization, can be considered as the essence of the self; and the man,who is incapable of controlling his dark inner forces, runs the danger of becoming savage and mad, and this is clearly illustrated in Heart of Darkness .Thus, the present study sheds the light on the theme of reversion as illustrated by the characters of Heart of Darkness . | ||
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