Heart of Darkness explores the Belgian colonization of the Congo and the division of power and strength between the different people. Conrad stated that "your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others" (7). Although I agree with this phrase, I think strength is more than an accident. If one desires something, they will work for it with a purpose in their mind. However, I also agree with Conrad because one's strength comes from the comparison to others who are weak. In other words one looks strong in the eyes of someone else and develops their strength through others weakness. In some ways this can be compared to high school. For example, during soccer tryouts a few players may look very good, or strong in comparison to the rest of the players. The strength of those soccer players came from the weakness of the other players.
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