Marlow is going crazy! His obsession with the mysterious figure of Kurtz and his continual transportability with the African landscape are becoming more prevalent in this section. He feels the wilderness enveloping him to the point of no return. He describes the land as a living "monster" in which there seems to be no escape. The instability and potential dangers that coincide with the native tribes and the barren land are meshed together through the darkness of night and the fog of morning.
Marlow is no longer sure of where he stands with the African men. He acknowledges that they have the capability to act as human beings and contribute in a domesticated manner, yet he still sees himself as superior and very separate from their kind. He is bewildered by the diversity within their culture and the opposite extremes in behavior, while the "cannibals" act as valid crew members and unseen men on the land act like savages. However, one thing still remains clear, Marlow does not consider himself one of them.
Marlow's view of Mr. Kurtz is changing from a generous genius to a greedy tyrant. He creates a picture of a man that has turned his back on his common white man to become the master of his own world. Africa seems to belong to this powerful man as he manipulates the natives... and they love him for it. Marlow can not fully grasp the world in which a single man can rule over such a land.
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