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      • The fiancé of his Intended, and a man of great intellect, talent, and ambition who is warped by his time in the Congo. Kurtz is the embodiment of all that's noble about European civilization, from his talent in the arts to his ambitious goals of "civilizing" and helping the natives of Africa, and can be seen as a symbol of that civilization.
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      Kurtz Character Analysis in Heart of Darkness | LitCharts

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  3. www.sparknotes.com › lit › heart-of-darknessKurtz Character Analysis in Heart of Darkness - SparkNotes

    Kurtz resembles the archetypal “evil genius”: the highly gifted but ultimately degenerate individual whose fall is the stuff of legend. Kurtz is related to figures like Faustus, Satan in Milton’s Paradise Lost, Moby-Dick ’ s Ahab, and Wuthering Heights ’ s Heathcliff.

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      “The point was in his being a gifted creature and that of...

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      Kurtz himself acts as a symbol for all of the other...

  4. www.sparknotes.com › lit › heart-of-darknessHeart of Darkness Part 3, Section 1 - SparkNotes

    Kurtz himself acts as a symbol for all of the other characters, not only the natives. To the Russian trader, he is a source of knowledge about everything from economics to love. To Marlow, Kurtz offers “a choice of nightmares,” something distinct from the hypocritical evils of the manager.

  5. www.litcharts.com › lit › heart-of-darknessKurtz Character Analysis in Heart of Darkness | LitCharts

    Get everything you need to know about Kurtz in Heart of Darkness. Analysis, related quotes, timeline.

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  7. www.cliffsnotes.com › character-analysis › kurtzHeart of Darkness - CliffsNotes

    One of the most enigmatic characters in twentieth-century literature, Kurtz is a petty tyrant, a dying god, an embodiment of Europe, and an assault on European values. These contradictory elements combine to make Kurtz so fascinating to Marlow — and so threatening to the Company.

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kurtz_(Heart_of_Darkness)Kurtz (Heart of Darkness) - Wikipedia

    Kurtz is a central fictional character in Joseph Conrad's 1899 novella Heart of Darkness. A trader of ivory in Africa and commander of a trading post, he monopolizes his position as a demigod among native Africans.

  9. www.shmoop.com › heart-of-darkness › mr-kurtzMr. Kurtz in Heart of Darkness Character Analysis | Shmoop

    Mr. Kurtz is a star agent of the Company who works in true ivory country, deep in the interior of Africa. Also, he goes crazy and dies.

  10. www.sparknotes.com › lit › heart-of-darknessHeart of Darkness: Full Book Summary - SparkNotes

    Heart of Darkness centers around Marlow, an introspective sailor, and his journey up the Congo River to meet Kurtz, reputed to be an idealistic man of great abilities. Marlow takes a job as a riverboat captain with the Company, a Belgian concern organized to trade in the Congo.

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