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Hello Criticism of Imperialist Ideology group,

Please delete this message when you've finished entering your text. Be sure that you describe the imperialist ideology embraced by colonial Europe for your readers. If your readers don't have any idea what made up this ideology, it will be hard for them to understand how Conrad criticised it. When you explain how the author criticizes this ideology in the story, be sure to include specific quotes (with page and line numbers) and events which really illustrate his criticism well.

Thanks, Mrs. Paul

If you compare the imperialist ideology with this story you can find interesting results and oppositions. The first important point is that the imperialist ideology should civilize the natives. but in the story it is clear, that the natives are exploited and don't get further education. another ideology of imperialism is the wish to civilize the black people. this you can see at some examples. for example: Kayerts and Calier receive all their food from the natives and can not survive without this, as you can see at the end of the story. to civilize the natives will not attempt. generally we can say that the story criticizes the ideology and we are usually find the opposite of the imperialist ideology. all the negative points are enforced with carvintion???????? . (Dawid S.)