• Narender Kumar

The small verbal gasps 'The horror, the horror' are reported to be 'Kurtz's' last vocal expression which gestures to his bleak state of mind breaking under the burden of death. It is perhaps the most substantiated form of fear 'Kurtz' might have felt throughout his entire lifetime. The colonial enterprise flourished on his exemplary treatment given to the Africans in 'Congo'. Kurtz is a grotesque presentation and an extremely appalling expression of the vociferous spirit ingrained in the fabric of colonization. His ominous presence is the very quintessence of the darkness used as metaphor for the viciousness of the enlightenment project. This 'remarkable' man seems to bear an extraordinary recklessness and courage which gives him a semblance of an awe inspiring horrific figure like Satan's. But 'Kurtz's' frantic violence and Cruelty brought him fears only. It gives an occasion to reflect on the differences and compatibilities of the idea of fear as a survival strategy (an evolutionary trait) and a fallacy born of human psychology.

On Kurtz’s Fear in The Heart of Darkness

"On Kurtz’s Fear in The Heart of Darkness", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.55-62, June 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907467.pdf

"On Kurtz’s Fear in The Heart of Darkness", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp55-62, June 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1907467.pdf