In a time where appearances were everything to European culture, Conrad makes a point in his story to stress the importance of appearances being deceiving. In true realist fashion he accomplishes this through careful use of detail to establish and reinforce his theme. He does this boldly by taking the common symbols of light and dark and totally reversing them. The white city that send the white men after the white ivory comes into conflict with the dark jungle that houses the black natives. Conrad uses this simple theme so effectively that his message is able to clearly be stated despite the apparent removal of narrator’s bias. Throughout the story Marlow is supposed to be a window for the viewer to see the events that unfold, he is the means through which the story is delivered. Conrad removes Marlow’s bias, but through the inclusion of careful details he is able to establish his themes. The cruelty of white man to the natives, appearances being deceiving, the nobility of the Africans – all are clear messages of this text that come across not from Marlow’s opinion, but rather the careful inclusion of details and symbolism. No bigger symbol helps Conrad reinforce his theme than the continuous battle of light and dark, and his use of the two is the cornerstone from which he builds meaning from symbolism. 2.6 Darkness & Light in the Old Testament: In the first book of the Bible (Genesis), God show us explanation that, when He made the earth, God then created light which