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"But his soul was mad. Being alone in the wilderness, it had looked within itself and, by heavens I tell you, it had gone mad." (Conrad 66). This is a comment that Marlow made on his reflection about Kurtz after meeting him alone in the wilderness and the dark. It follows two months journey that they were to undergo in order to reach the Kurtz’s station. While in the station at midnight, Marlow is awakened by beating of drums and chanting that were coming from Kurtz’s followers in the forest. He suddenly realizes that Kurtz was not in ...
