HoD 3 Katie

So here we are for one more chance to experience the Heart of Darkness. I have to say that chapter 3 was by far my favorite chapter. I feel as though the entire book has been leading up to this chapter. The action finally got going! I was finally satisified that Marlow saw Kurtz for who he really was. All pretenses had been dropped, and Marlow finally realizes what a fool he had been to place so much trust in his expectation of Kurtz. It is in this chapter that the "Heart of Darkness" is finally uncovered. I really enjoyed Marlow's characterization of the native woman. His usual characterization of women as weak and inferior creatures is transformed into one of raw unbridled power and independence. YES! FINALLY! O how long I have waited to see that Marlow finally understand the value of women! On the other hand, I was never quite sure why Marlow felt such kinship with Kurtz's Intended. It almost seems to me as if he feels the same way about Kurtz as she does. But at the same time this seems impossible because he came to the realization that Kurtz was a very bad person when he was in the jungle. What confused me most was what he said in teh last page, " I could not tell her. It would have been too dark altogether." Is this his admission that he could not tell her that Kurtz was a despicable human being?