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phrase绿色环保的现代政治

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izesthatsavageryisaprimitiveformofcivilization.“Whatthrilledyouwasjustthethoughtoftheirhumanity-likeyours-thethoughtofyourremotekinshipwiththiswildandpassionateuproar.”64.WithhisfirststepintothegroveattheOuterStation,Marlowhasafeelingthathehassteppedinto“thegloomycircleofsomeInferno”;“rushingnoisesfilledthemournfulstillnessofthegrove.”44.Marlow’shorroratthegrovesuggeststhatthetrueevilsofthiscolonialenterprisearedehumanizationanddeath.“Blackshapescrouched,lay,satbetweenthetrees,leaningagainstthetrunks,clingingtotheearth,halfcomingout,halfeffacedwithinthedimlight,inalltheattitudesofpain,abandonment,anddespair”44.Thesenativesarenotenemiesormadlyinsaneasthewhitesinthestationdescribed,buttheyaresick,starving,dying,helplessandweak.Insharpcontrasttothesestarved,deprived,wretched,shabbynatives,thecompany’schiefaccountantisluxuriouslydressed.“Isawahighstarchedcollar,whitecuffs,alightalpacajacket,snowytrousers,clearnecktie,andvanishedboots”45.Heteachesoneofthenativewomentotakecareofhislinen,thoughshedislikesthework.Ineffect,hehasmadeaslaveofthewoman,whichindicatesthehypocrisyoftheimperialismandtheinhumaneandbrutaltreatmentofthenativesbythewhites.Furthermore,throughhiscontactwithKurtz,Marlowrealizeswhatevilliesintheheartofhumannature.WhenMarlowfirstlearnsofKurtz’sactivitiesinthejungle,heattributesKurtz’smoraldownfallormadnesstohislackofconnectednesswithcivilization.Marlowblamesthedark,mysteriousforceofthejungleforKurtz’sactions.Atthispointinthenarrative,Marlowregardssavageryasavicehavingabscondedwithnature.“Never,neverbefore,didthisland,thisriver,thisjungle,theveryarchofthisblazingsky,appeartomesohopelessandsodark,soimpenetrabletohumanthought,sopitilesstohumanweakness”83.Finally,hebecomesawarethattheAfricanjungleisnottobeblameforthemakingofbrutalandmadKurtz,but“allEuropecontributedtothemakingofKurtz”77.Kurtz’sengagementwithhisfiancéhasbeendisapprovedbyherpeopleforheisnotrichenough.Hiscolleagues,envyinghistalents,conspireagainsthim.Theunfairtreatmentinthecivilizedworldfuelstheevilhiddeninhisheartwhichoverwhelmshimoncehegetsawayfromtheconstraintsofcivilization.Gradually,MarlowcomestounderstandthatKurtz’smadnessandbrutalityisareflectionoftheevilthatresidesintheheartsofallmen.Thetemptationofthegrove,thedarksideofhumannature,hassostrongapoweroverKurtzthathewouldratherstayinprimitiveandsavageAfrica,freefromvirtualandlegalboundariesofcivilizationthantoreturntocivilization.MarlowsaysofKurtz,“Forthewildernesshadpattedhimonthehead,andbehold,itwaslikeaball-anivoryball;ithadcaressedhim,and-lo!-hehadwithered;ithadtakenhim,lovedhim,embracedhim,gotintohisveins,consumedhisflesh,andsealedhissoultoitsownbytheinconceivableceremoniesofsomedevilishinitiation”76.ToMarlow,Kurtzishisinneraid.OnhiswaytoKurtz’sstation,hefindshimself“lumpedalongwithKurtzasapartisanofmethodsforwhichthetimewasnotripe:Iwasunsound!”90.Tosomeextent,Marlow’spersistenceinseekingKurtzdespiteallhardshipsindicatesthattherealhumannaturedisplayedbyKurtzisverytemptingtohim.EvenKurtz’sbrutalactionsarenotshockingtoMarlow.Heremarks“Iseemedatoneboundtohavebeentransportedintosomelightlessregionofsubtlehorrors,wherepure,uncomplicatedsavagerywasapositiverelief,beingsomethingthathadarighttoexist-obviouslyinthesunshine.”86.HeslowlyrealizesthathehassomethingincommonwithKurtz.Fog,asitisdescribedinthenovella,isanothersymbolofdarkness.Itsuggestsnotonlyobscuritybutalsodistortion:itgivesonejustenoughinformationtobeginwithadecisionbutnowaytojudgetheaccuracyofthatinformation,whichoftenendsupbeingwrong.“Whenthesunrosetherewasawhitefog,verywarmandclammy,andmoreblindingthanthenightacry,averyloudcry,asofinfinitedesolation,soaredslowlyintheopaqueare…tomeitseemedasthoughthemistitselfhadscreamed,sosuddenly,andapparentlyfromallsidesatonce,didthistumultuousandmournfuluproararise”67.Literarily,thefogobscuresMarlow’svisionandleaveshimwithnoideaofwhereheisgoingandknowingnotwhetheropenwaterliesahead.Hecanonlymakeajudgmentbasedonvoicesandwordswhich,however,seemstobefrom“allsides”.Hedoesnotthinkthenativeswillattack,fortheircrieshavesoundedmoresorrowfulthanwarlike.Allhisjudgmentsturnouttobewrong.Metaphorically,thishasbeenMarlow’ssituationforthemostpartofthestory.HehashadtoformulateanotionofKurtzbasedonlyonsecondhandaccountsoftheman’sexploitsandpersonality.ThishasbeenbothenrichinganddangerousforMarlow.Ontheonehand,havingthefigureofKurtzasanobjectformeditationhasprovidedadistractionfromhisunpleasantsurroundings.“ItseemedtomeIhadneverbreathedanatmospheresovile,andIturnedmentallytoKurtzforrelief-positivelyforrelief.”“IthinkMr.Kurtzisaremarkableman’,Isaidwithemphasis”90.KurtzgivesMarlowasenseofpossibility.Atthesametime,Marlow’sfantasizingaboutKurtzhasitshazards.BybecomingintriguedwithKurtz,MarlowbecomesdangerouslyalienatedfromanddislikedbytheCompany’srepresentatives.“Hestarted…turnedhisbackonme.Myhouroffavorwasover.”90.“Iofferedhimthereportonthe‘SuppressionofSavageCustoms’withthepostscriptumtornoff.Hetookitupeagerly,butendedbysniffingatitwithanairofcontempt.”“T

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