4 reasons why you should read "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad (and 2 reasons why you shouldn't)
Recently I read the book Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. This book is about a whole bunch of sailors on a ship. One of the sailors named Marlow was a captain of a steamship when he was younger, and he tells his story about his experiences as the captain of the steamship. The steamship was a ship that would go to Africa and trade. At the time Africa was not the most well-documented place, so he wanted to learn more about it. The chance he got really invigorated his childhood dream of documenting the "blank space". This trip to Africa shapes how he sees his home country of Britain, and sees how badly they treated the people in Africa. He talks about his crazy experiences while he's in Africa. It revolves around a man named Kurtz that is supposed to be very nice and a wonderful person. However he starts to learn more about this man and his abuse of power in Africa. Overall I enjoyed the book and here are some reasons why I think you should read it. 1. It's messa