What is the genre of heart of darkness?

Answer 1

- The blackness of human nature (Kurtz: "The Horror! The Horror!")

- Loosing one's footing/oneself (note characters loosing shoes throughout novel)

- Savagery vs. Civilization

- The evils of Imperialism (notably the British Empire ~ "The sun never sets on the British Empire" is a reoccurring theme in the novel. Compare the sun never setting on the Empire to the characters' fear of darkness)

1) The Savage nature of Civilization (the evils of Imperialism)

2) Greed (imperialism and the ivory trade)

3) Corruption (in society/imperialism)

Answer 2

"Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad is considered a modernist novel that falls under the genres of colonial literature, psychological fiction, and literary fiction. Its exploration of themes like imperialism, racism, and existentialism make it a complex and thought-provoking work.