![]() ![]() The mistress does not speak even furthering the point that she is used as an object and not a human being. The fact that he has a mistress and an intended shows that Kurtz thinks the intended is naive enough to think hell wait for her until he gets back. Her entire purpose as a character in the book is to show how Kurtz is unable to control his lusts. She is beautiful and is covered in ivory, making her seem powerful and mysterious. The women who is personified as the sex object is none other than Kurtz mistress. We dont even know enough about this character to understand Marlowr’s decision to lie to her is even necessary or not. While she is only in a relatively small amount of the book, she is portrayed as naive and Marlow feels the need to keep her that way. The main descriptions are that women are naive and should be kept that way, purely sexual objects, or rich by their husbands. Heart of Darkness makes readers aware of the perceptions of women in the late 1800s, early 1900s. “The Representation of Women in Heart of Darkness” ![]()
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