Question

What does The Heart of Darkness critique?
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Answer 1

Answer:

In his famous critique, “An Image of Africa”, Chinua Achebe takes a strong stand against Conrad's Heart of Darkness. He claims that Conrad was a racist and that a novella which so depersonalizes a potion of the human race should not be considered a great work of art

Answer 2

Answer:

One of the major themes of Heart of Darkness is imperialism. Imperialism is actually European colonization of countries from Asian and African continents for resources. However, it was hidden in the slogan of spreading civilization. Marlow accepts taking African's land from the people is not right.