Heart of Darkness

When we talk about nature vs. nuture we would bring up the question if man is born good/evil or if he is taught by society to be good/evil. "Heart of Darkness" is a title that jumps out at the reader and right away we can make the observation that the book is about the evil in man that is either born or molded into us by society. Looking at Kurtz and because he was brought up by the natives through most of the time in the Congo he was uncivilized and protective of the natives. This was the nuture of Kurtz because it was how the society around him lived. His nature is easy to tell it was the way he survived in the Congo; just like "White Fang" Kurtz was used to a society's life style, but when it came to survival his instinct was what guided him instead of what he learned from society. Another example is when Kurtz went on the steam ship and he was so anxious while aboard the boat because he felt the manager of the ship was going to somehow take away his credibility with company or in other words the ahhh factor the company has for the mysterious Kurtz. His need for power is another example of the nature of Kurtz. "He died as he lived. His end was in every way worthy of his life." (Pg/71)