JosephConrad's heroes were often alone, and close to hostility and danger. Sometimes, when Conrad's imagination was at its most fertile and his command of English at its most precise, the danger came darkly from within the self. Keywords: JosephConrad, HeartofDarkness, Orientalism, humannature, dark side.HeartofDarkness is a story of adventure told by a sailor named Marlow. The story begins with a cruising yawl the Nellie anchored on the Thames. The yawl will head for Africa, along the Congo River. HeartofDarkness is a novella written by JosephConrad and published in 1899. The story is narrated by Charles Marlow, an experienced sailor who takes a journey up the Congo River in Africa. He is hired to captain a riverboat that will transport ivory downriver. Conrad’sHeartofDarkness and Fitzgerald’s May Day shows the light and darkness as an illustration of how the forces of nature control a man. Conrad’sHeartofDarkness portrays an inappropriate image of Africa that is dark, mysterious, and barbaric. HeartofDarkness.There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #219. JosephConrad'sHeartofDarkness is considered a work of "Early Modernism" by many literary critics. JosephConrad, in the novella “HeartofDarkness”, explores greed through character, imperialism and symbolism to show the corrupting power of greed. The novella follows Marlow’s character as he embarks on his journey within the Congo.