“I thought to myself, they can’t trade without using some kind of craft on that lot of fresh water—steamboats!” (8).
Steamboats play an important role in this novel. Without the steamboat, Marlow would be unable to get his crew to Mr. Kurtz, an influential man in Marlow’s life; it provides Marlow with a reason to travel to Africa in the first place. The steamboat symbolizes trade and commerce, and civilization, too.
Steamboats play an important role in this novel. Without the steamboat, Marlow would be unable to get his crew to Mr. Kurtz, an influential man in Marlow’s life; it provides Marlow with a reason to travel to Africa in the first place. The steamboat symbolizes trade and commerce, and civilization, too.
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