THEMES IN HEART OF DARKNESS

THEMES IN HEART OF DARKNESS

WHAT IS THE THEME?

The theme is the subject or the main idea in a talking piece of writing or any work of art.

“Theme is defined as a the main idea or an underlying meaning of a literary work, which may be stated directly or indirectly.”

MAJOR THEMES

1. Colonialism
2. Imperialism
3. Darkness
4. Social themes
5. Moral themes

SOCIAL THEMES

1. Civilization
2. Slavery
3. Race
4. Identify crisis
5. Feminism
6. Madness

MORAL THEMES

1. Hate
2. Reality
3. Power
4. Lust for ivory and fame
5. Good and evil

CONCLUSION

Colonialism and imperialism are the main idea which one found in Joseph Conrad’s creativity “Heart of Darkness”. There are some other themes in it such as power, darkness, exploration,   civilization   or not, cruelty, slavery, hypocrisy, madness, lust of natural resources,   especially,   ivory,   fate   and freewill moral   confusion  self   restrain,