INTRO (1st draft)

In the heart of darkness, by Joseph Conrad, Marlow goes on a journey to Africa with the hopes of taming the wild society and their ways of life. However as he goes deeper and deeper into the jungle of Africa, his reality and his dreams become harder to differentiate. Marlow's mental state is shown through his choppy and scattered speech patterns which signify his confusion and nervousness. He has no idea what lies ahead in the "heart of darkness" and this uncertainty leads his mind to wonder into a dreamlike state. Though the jungle is effecting Marlow's subconscious negatively, he never lets this fearfulness stop him from surviving the journey.