Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad was published at the dawning of this century. Found within its pages though was an accurate foreshadowing of what was destined to play out in its time. Inside one would also find one of the narrators Charlie Marlow as well as the enigmatic, powerful, driven, insane and dying Mr. Kurtz. Their relationship was one of the paramount aspects in the book. This relationship was one of opposites, drawn to while repulsed by the other. To aid this Conrad placed within this book his view of the dawning century: locked in darkness that was brought down from its own civilization.

This article reviews the book Ishi in Two Worlds by Theodora Kroeber