Joseph Conrad is Marlow in Heart of Darkness A claim that has been made many times before is that Joseph Conrad is Marlow from the novel, Heart of Darkness. In 1890 Joseph Conrad sailed in Africa up the Congo River. The journey provided a basis for his novel Heart of Darkness. If the facts are looked at it can clearly be seen that Joseph Conrad reflected his own life with that of the character Marlow in …showed first 75 words of 1390 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1390 total…m.- with plenty of hammock carriers”. This reflects on Marlow as he made his journey on foot from the Central Station to the Inner Station. A man got sick and was carried in a hammock which could be the reasoning behind Conrad stating that they had plenty of hammock carriers. Both Conrad and Marlow’s expeditions through the Congo are like them looking into a mirror, they are practically identical in almost every aspect.