Within every man there is a thing of shadow and opposite representation. It is in the dark side that the animal hides. Behind the obligations of society and the mold offered to humanity lies a wild whisper of simplistic need. Every man is a moon and every moon has two faces, one dark and one light, one visible and one hidden. In Heart of Darkness, Marlow's character travels deep into the Congo River to discover the evil within Id, in human nature. The novel Heart of Darkness uses light and dark imagery to show the ambiguity that obscures the definition of good and evil as it shows. that both spectra have many shades of gray. Africa is a land of savagery and Europe is a land of civilization, but each continent also harbors particular horrors. In "Heart of Darkness", Marlow refers to the company's headquarters as the "Whitened Sepulchre" to emphasize the fact that while the exterior of imperialism may be shiny, white, and righteous, the interior is filled with hypocrisy. and decadence. The expression “whitened tomb” comes from the biblical book of Matthew: “For you are like whitewashed tombs, which on the outside appear beautiful, but on the inside they are full of the bones of the dead and all kinds of filth. » (Matthew 23:27). -28). The official mission behind the company is its obligation to civilize and enlighten the natives, but in reality the work along the Congo River is purely motivated by profit. The methods the company uses to make its profits are savage and dehumanizing; they only lead to the death and decadence of white men and black natives. This dehumanization of indigenous peoples by colonialism reveals that inside man there is something ancient and bestial that can be brought out of hiding once freed from society...... middle paper......ultimately lost and trapped in the dark savagery of Id. The madness and brutality of Id. Kurtz are a reflection of the evil that resides in the hearts of all men. The temptation of the grove, the dark side of human nature, has a strong power over Kurtz, so much so that he prefers to stay in primitive and wild Africa. He would prefer to free himself from society and legal boundaries. For Kurtz, “the desert had patted his head, and behold, it was like a ball, a ball of ivory; it had caressed him and... voila! He was withered; he had taken him, kissed him, entered his veins, consumed his flesh and sealed his soul to his by the inconceivable ceremonies of a diabolical initiation” (Conrad, 1990, p. 76). Kurtz is the inner identity. Marlow considers savagery to be a vice that exists in nature. The Id exists in man, and with it the potential for evil, even in the best of men..