1st Blog of 2011!

I believe Marlow's beginning set up of London "in very old times..." creates a connection to the English colonization of Africa by displaying London as a previous heart of darkness which was unknown and full of savages. Africa now is the heart of darkness where mystery lies due to its unexplored lands. Marlow desires to uncover the darkness which he believes lies in Africa as the Romans did in London. He as an explorer dreams of treasures and an empire that could be. Due to London's growth since the Romans, Marlow believes that something special lies in Africa's heart of darkness.