Kurtz's dying words: "The horror, the horror."
Throughout Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," the horrors of the human heart are revealed. As Marlow and his crew sail deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness, the environment begins to shape the men. The deeper they go, the more isolated and subjected they become to the "horrors" of the Congo. On page 16, Marlow talks about the "grove of death" (the clearing where the natives are left to die). This is not the only mention of the horrors the crew must face on their journey. On the very last page of the novel, page 72, "The offing was barred by a black bank of clouds...seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness." Joseph Conrad had chosen to end his novel with his theme of darkness, and the horrors that come with it. I believe Kurtz was not only talking about the horrors in the human heart, but the horrors he faced in the Congo every day.
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