Untamed Beast (HOD part 3)

One of the more interesting comparisons by Conrad is the savage nature of the jungle to an untamed savage beast. While on the boat, Marlow looks out at the coastline and describes the untamed land as untamed, as opposed to the conquered beast that is Europe. It's interesting to look at the parallels between the nature of the land and the inhabitants therof. For example, Europe (specifically England) was seen as a conquered, domesticated animal (for lack of a better term), and thus the English were tamed, civilized beings who practice self-restraint. On the contrary, because Africa was seen as a wild, savage, living entity, the inhabitants are viewed as such. This can be tied to the comparison between the darkness in both the metaphorical and literal senses. It is almost as though the land is savage in the metaphorical, and the natives are the literal representation of this.