Darkness. This word evokes feelings
of solitude, anger, immorality, and obscurity. However, it can also be seen as
a vehicle, a vehicle that pilots one into the light of his true nature; the
true nature that society suppresses. You might think: If darkness reveals my
true nature, why does society suppress it? Well, it is not until you really
explore the real meaning of darkness until you will get it. Merriam-Webster dictionary defines darkness
as: not
clear to the understanding. The first idea that pops into most people’s minds
is: how is this definition going to help me find the real meaning of darkness?
Consider Sigmund Freud, an Austrian neurologist, and Joseph Conrad, the polish
author who wrote Heart of Darkness. With
no proven connection to each other, these psychoanalytic philosophers adopted
the same view of the human mind. They both recognized that darkness is a place
to conceal one’s immoral conscience at the unconscious level. Conrad employs
Marlow’s internal journey in The Heart of
Darkness as an instrument to prove the unclear. Additionally, Freud’s
psychoanalysis of the superego, ego, and id further upholds what Conrad
illustrates.
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