Charles Marlow
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Charles Marlow is the introspective sailor and storyteller who serves as the primary narrator in several of Joseph Conrad’s works, most notably "Heart of Darkness."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles Marlow from Heart of Darkness | 1 |
| Marlow | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ narrator ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Chance (as narrator of part of the story)
NERFINISHED
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Heart of Darkness NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Jim NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth: A Narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Conrad’s own seafaring experiences ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
introspective
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observant ⓘ philosophical ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
| creator | Joseph Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
meditative
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world-weary ⓘ |
| employerInHeartOfDarkness | Belgian trading company ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Joseph Conrad’s nautical fiction ⓘ |
| firstPersonNarratorOf |
Heart of Darkness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Jim NERFINISHED ⓘ Youth: A Narrative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| journeysTo | Congo Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | modernist precursor ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 19th century literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
frame narrative
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unreliable narration ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| meetsCharacter | Kurtz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralPosition | critical of European colonialism ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
frame narrator
ⓘ
primary narrator ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation |
sailor
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seaman ⓘ |
| pointOfView | first-person limited ⓘ |
| roleInHeartOfDarkness | riverboat captain ⓘ |
| settingOfNarration | Thames River near London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicFunction | witness to the darkness in human nature ⓘ |
| tellsStoryOn | the Nellie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tellsStoryTo | anonymous frame narrator in Heart of Darkness ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
colonial critique
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imperialism ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ psychological darkness ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Captain Benjamin L. Willard
this entity surface form:
Charles Marlow from Heart of Darkness