Conrad + Freud

Conrad states that every place once was a dark place. Freud believes that the id is the only  personality trait that is present from birth. The id is also known to control some of a human's darker thoughts but Freud believes that the super-ego, a person's moral conscious,  can stop the id. Therefore, humans were all had dark thoughts paralleling to the way everyplace on earth was at one point dark. Marlow believes that he is above all and is very judgmental of both the pilgrims and the cannibals. Although he sees flaws in both groups of people, his ego, the minds reality, and his super-ego allow him to realize that he would rather be honest and true like the cannibals. The narration in Heart of Darkness , can seem very dream like since it is very descriptive and  dense. Freud's theory of subconscious mirrors dreams. While Conrad's text seems complex and at times confusing, Freud's theory of the subconscious helps justify the novel.