Light and Dark in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness and The Secret Sharer Joseph Conrad uses the words light and dark to show many different points throughout the novel Heart of Darkness and the novella The Secret Sharer. He uses the words in showing the differences in good and evil. He also uses these terms to contrast differences in civilization and the uncivilized, loneliness/isolation and happiness, and sanity to insanity. Conrad, no doubt, relates …showed first 75 words of 1394 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1394 total…meanings. Conrad’s uses of light and dark in the novels have perplexed even the brightest of literary criticizers. Both show the changes that can occur when man is separated from civilization while also showing how man needs companionship in order to survive. They also can be interpreted in many different ways, from their literal meaning to their underlying supernatural meanings. Conrad is a remarkable author who used his skill to write two remarkable stories.