Examines Representation of Race Within " Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad

Question :Joseph Conrad's representation of race in Heart of Darkness, may be read as racist. Write an assignment on Conrad?s representation of indigenous Africans from your reading of the novella.
By: Ainsley Brett
The issue of race within modern and classic literature has always been and will continue to be a contentious issue of discussion prevalent throughout society and especially educational facilities. Within Joseph Conrad's classic novella Heart of Darkness the representation of indigenous Africans their society and culture can be construed as deplorably racist, yet can also be seen as a portrayal of european values of the era and an attack on colonisation, for example the International Association for the Exploration and Civilising of Africa becoming the ?International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs. …