Conrads Heart of Darkness and Secret Sharer (Cliffs Notes)
by By Youngbird, Norma
Category: Study Aids , Study Guides

Each of these stories deals with the dark side" of the human character. Heart of Darkness is a journey up a Congo river to where an ivory agent, Kurtz, mentally disintegrates into a grotesque creature. Secret Sharer is about a murderous captain who is tragically alienated from other people."