"Those who seek for the finest expositions of the modern spirit Heart of Darkness cannot be neglected."
"Fiction may roughly be divided into two classes: that dealing with movement and adventure, and the other dealing with characterization and the human mind. Heart of Darkness has stepped outside these boundaries and made his own class of work [effectively mixing elements of both]."
"Heart of Darkness is to be the high-water mark of the author's talent... and shows that human life is not just black and white in this psychological masterpiece [that analyzes] the sub-couscious life and our motives within us."
These contemporary responses, especially these selected quotes, help to illustrate the opinions on Heart of Darkness outside of our present perspective
- A must-read due to the morals it carries
- Thought that it would one day have much influence in creating new genres of literature because it broke away from old molds
- A pivotal aid and a forefront in the growing field of psychology
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