Abstract

This research paper deals with the plot of Heart of darkness 4th edition (Norton Critical edition) by Joseph Conrad. This paper is representing about the actions of Marlow and when he lied to the fiancé of Kurtz who was an innocent woman. This paper is representing that Marlow had done right or wrong by speaking lie to her.

Introduction3

Discussion in favor of agreement4

Marlow was loyal to Kurtz6

Languages communicate our subjective experience of life7

Love of money can be root of all evil7

Marlow think he has done right8

Discussion in disagreement with Marlow's lie8

Challenges are not problems8

Right or Wrong?9

Ethically wrong10

Works Cited11

Heart of Darkness

Introduction

Honesty is the best policy is an old saying but, in certain circumstances we speak lie for the sake of others.

The important and problematic character in the Heart of darkness was Kurtz other than Marlow. Marlow did not have the complete information about Kurtz and he took him as the agent of Africa. Marlow did not know what he should think about Kurtz and everybody in the story disliked Kurtz for several reasons. He did what he thought right to him (Conrad, 2006, pp. 3-71). He wanted to know more about Kurtz before making any opinion about him. He found Kurtz as an important person and studied the history about Kurtz. Kurtz was very powerful and people hated him. He just knew that people were jealous of Kurtz and some people considered him as a mad man. Everybody was waiting to see Kurtz die as soon as possible and Marlow was not appreciating this idea.

The lie reflected in the plot was about the death of the fiancé. The fiancé had waited for her lover to return to Africa for more than two years. According to the fiancé, Kurtz was the man to be admired and she had made her mind to live with him. It was not possible for her to forget Kurtz for any cost and she was proud when she was engaged with Kurtz. She was shocked about the things done by Kurtz in extraordinary conditions. Marlow at that stage did not want to tell her about the death of Kurtz and did not want to see her in a deep grief. Here Marlow had got the choice either to tell the truth and hurt the fiancé of his friend Kurtz or tell lie and let her go in the world of fascination where she was living with her fiancé (Conrad, 2006, pp. 11). In order to only tell the truth, Marlow found wrong to hurt an innocent woman and Marlow did not want that she realized about the evil heart of her fiancé. She thought that her fiancé was loved and appreciated by everyone. If she came to know about the things conducted by Kurtz, then it would have destroyed her at a first place. Now, it is up to the readers either to take it as a right action conducted by Marlow by not hurting the woman or a wrong action. Marlow met a man who ...