Modern Day Representation of Racism of Indigenous Africans and Sexism of Women in "Heart of Darkness"

Essay Question: From a modern context Conrad's representation of Africans in "Heart of Darkness" may be read as racist, while his representation of women in the text may be read as sexist. Write an assessment of Conrad's representation of indigenous Africans and his representation of women from your reading of this novella.
Often a modern day reader will perceive the works of an early 20th century author as being sexist and racist. This is however not entirely true in Joseph Conrad's representation of women and the indigenous Africans in the well read novella, Heart of Darkness. …