International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs

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Heart of Darkness Essay
As far as Kurtz’s work is concerned, developing a working framework upon which white expansion into Africa could be formulated is high in the list of priorities. Having encountered the native tribes and engaged with them over a relatively lengthy period of time while equally gaining acceptance (Conrad 117), popularity, and adoration among the natives, Kurtz has a unique and elaborate understanding of how the native communities think and approach white people. As such, the report that he has written proves quintessential to the International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs because it provides detailed insights into how white people can ‘eradicate’ savage customs while still ruling over native communities by presenting themselves as deities (Conrad 82). While the report itself was an eloquent appeal on how to engage with native communities, Kurtz’s later postscript “Exterminate all the brutes!” (Conrad 83) is in...