Author(s)

Yu Zhixue

Corresponding Author

Yu Zhixue

Abstract

Conrad’s Heart of darkness demonstrates that a variety of breath-taking performance of human nature in the African jungle by describing the protagonist’s journey to Africa. Joseph Conrad uses a large number of symbolism in this novel, which enriches the connotation of the works. This paper is designed to interpret the author’s writing technique and ideological implication by analyzing symbolism of several important images, namely, the narrator Marlow’s journey to Africa was a spiritual journey to exploring inner world.

Keywords

Heart of Darkness, Symbolism, Humanity Exploration, Spiritual Journey