Revelations of Darkness and LightIn the book Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, we are introduced to the concept of light and darkness as they relate to the people of Africa. and the peoples of Europe. At the beginning of the book, the intro provides insight into the journey that the main character, Marlow, is about to embark on. Conrad symbolically introduces the sunset on the river as Marlow enters the mouth of the Thames. Conrad reveals this allegory by indicating that Marlow is about to enter a dark place morally and physically in reference to the black people of Africa. Light and darkness are used by Conrad to represent morality and immorality. The story goes back to Marlow in Europe, where Conrad speaks of two women sitting before what Conrad calls "two [women], guarding the door of Darkness, knitting black wool as for a warm sheet, one introducing , continually introducing the unknown, the other peering into the joyful and foolish faces with old indifferent eyes. Hail! Former black wool knitter. Morituri t...