Heart Of Darkness

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symbolic theme of the story; it simply served to tell the reader how Marlow managed to be able to travel to the Congo. On a higher level, it was intended by Conrad to illustrate Marlow's opinion of women's inferior role in society, which embodied
traditional 19th century society.
The two other female characters are not mentioned until much later in the story, after Marlow has arrived at the Inner Station. When Marlow reaches this point in his tale, he jumps ahead and tells a little bit about The Intended, Kurtz's fianceé who was to marry Kurtz when he returned. The Intended woman does not appear until the very end of the novelette, in which Marlow visits her and lies to her about Kurtz's dying words. The Intended had a more significant role in the story than Marlow's aunt; however, her role as a whole was somewhat limited and did not affect the main theme of the story.
The third female character, Kurtz's African mistress, is briefly mentioned two times near the end of the ...

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