dear paul:
you say:
<i believe that the true horror that Kurtz spoke of was the
truth, not the lie. How the whole imperialistic operation could seem so
savage and unordered, how we could convince ourselves that it was
uncontrolled to justify the evils of the colony, while it was actually so
WELL ORGANIZED and controlled. the bosses knew exactly what was going
on and they didn't care.
lithien:
that sounds like a lie to me, paul. i think we're saying the same thing.
that's why Marlow cannot go back and become a part of the lie (ie. the
system). if we look at it from the MOQ's point of view, (now that we have
progressed since the 9th grade...lol), it exemplifies once more the higher
value of the intellectual level when compared with the social one. dont you
think?
you quote Conrad, after the recognition of the heads drying on stakes:
<"After all, that was only a savage sight, while I seemed at one bound to
have been transported into some lightless region of subtle horrors, where
pure, uncomplicated savagery was a positive relief, being something that had
a right to exist- obviously- in the sunshine."
lithien:
i think this very clearly shows the recognition of evil in our own nature.
it is there and it has the right to exist hand in hand with the good. i
think Jung is right to call it the Shadow. Conrad says it belongs in the
sunshine. we have to recognize our own capacity for evil in order for it
not to control us whether its in the savagery of the hung heads or in the
exploitation of other people's misery. i dont think your interpretation
negates mine.
i wonder where you are today?
lithien
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