HOD Response #4

In this particular section of the book, we are actually getting somewhere (literally). Marlow’s ship is on its way to Kurtz Inner Station and they finally find the hut, which means they are getting closer to Kurtz. Marlow wants to keep on going, but the Manager tells him to wait for some light because of the large danger of the water in the area. But as they have waited for this daylight, fog arises. With this fog, the men on the ship hear this loud cry followed by many voices and then it is silent. The whites on the ship are very afraid, while the Africans prepare to get ready for an attack.

Later on in this section, Marlow even admits his faults of ignorance. Marlow laughs at the man that has been so used to the small town that he never had any contact with Africa. This man did not really know anything about Africa. Marlow knows that he should not have laughed and is rather disappointed in his very own actions. In response to the Helmsman’s death, Marlow throws some shoes overboard. He wants there to be some connection of respect for the Helmsman. He is rather sad to not be able to meet that man.