Romanticism In The Heart Of Darkness

In times of darkness, when cruel colonizations are taking place and humans are constantly mistreated and depicted as inferior, nature shines a light of hope.

The Heart of Darkness is without a doubt very obscure. But the nature descriptions provided in the novel give it a hint of romanticism and make all the darkness bearable. "The sea and sky welded together without a joint" (PDF) is probably one of my favorite. Another good one: "The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance. The sky without a speck was a benign inmensity of unstained light" (PDF). It's interesting to see how in the novel, nature is many times related to "light" while human doings are often accompanied by "darkness". It gives the impression that nature is trying to fight against evil acts driven by imperialism.