The station of Mr. Kurtz represents the antithesis of the imperialist ideal that was previously demonstrated by the company. Ideally, the imperialists are stewards of culture and civilization, however this is rarely the case. The native people are usually exploited and abused for the sake of greed. The pretense of benelovolence is maintained by meaningless gestures such as signing contracts with the natives or paying insignificant wages. At Kurtz's station all pretense is abandoned and the crimes can be seen by all. His opinion of Africans is made clear by his report on civilizing the native people which is punctuated by the line "Exterminate all the brutes!" (Conrad ). The use of the word exterminate evokes a comparison to vermin which must be removed. The method by which he gets his ivory is also simply stated: "To speak plainly, he raided the country," (Conrad ). The is no secrecy or subtlety to the way Kurtz achieves his goals. His purpose and motivation are not very different from those of the company, but Kurtz does not use euphemisms or flimsy justification for his actions.
He portrays the honest truth of imperialism.
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