Study Guide

Heart of Darkness Characters

By Joseph Conrad

Marlow is a British seaman whose obsession with Africa brings him into the interior on the...

Mr. Kurtz is a star agent of the Company who works in true ivory country, deep in the interior of...

The manager is a mediocre Company employee who lives and works at the Central Station. We're...

The brickmaker is another rather useless worker in the crew at Central Station, even though you'd...

The harlequin is a Russian man who helps Kurtz and is considered his "disciple." He dresses in...

The Intended is Kurtz's fiancée who stays snug in Belgium (probably eating delicious...