Karl

When Karl describes Marlow as "a law-abiding morally sensitive man.."(126), he connotes the rationality within man's mind. I agree that Marlow's view on man's rational mind is interrupted and corrupted because of his 'dark' journey in the Congo. Karl concludes that Marlow is so irrational that his judgment of societal regulations is unjust because of his elongated journey. Karl believes that Marlow is an experienced explorer because of his non-explored mind, give-or-take. I disagree with this point, during the journey Marlow might discover internal realizations about his inner-most expectations of man, but that does not mean that he is irrational prior to his journey; his inexperience improves his internal thought process rather than creating a new internal way of thinking altogether.