Symbolism

Conrad incorporates a lot of symbolism in his novella The Heart of Darkness. Every single character or object could be analyzed and portrayed as an important symbol in the book. Conrad includes many distinct symbols in this novella in order to emphasize the dark and mysterious plot. The Oil painting that Kurtz has painted has a very significant meaning behind each and every detail. The jungle enhances the feeling of bewilderment and anxiety in the …

…novella. The jungle, the river, and the sketch are only three of the symbols that Conrad puts in his novella. There are many others, but these three are the most important because they are the most distinguishable and they are very closely connected to one another. The sole purpose of symbols is to help convey the theme and the plot of a story to the reader and these symbols play their role in doing so.