Intro Paragraph for Conrad

Marlow's journey into the Heart of Darkness clearly didn't come without serious repercussions. His mind was tested and pushed as far as it could go. He was left to bare witness to Kutz's fall into insanity. His own mind began to lose it's touch with reality, but he was able to escape before it was too late. As a reader, we can observe what is happening without ever being in the actual situation. We often will associate neurotic behavior and detach ourselves from the characters and the author. Ross Murfin and Fredrick Karl presented a different view point. They displayed a platform of dropping the facade that we aren't like these characters. Once we do, we realize how similar we are to them, and begin to put ourselves in their positions. When this happens, we are forced to challenge ourselves as if we are in the boat going down the river, and wonder what we would do.