The document discusses Joseph Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness and how it presents the ethical issues of colonialism. It notes how Kurtz was able to gain control over the local people and they viewed him as having a god-like personality, showing how colonialism blurred lines between civilized and uncivilized. The document argues Conrad used Kurtz's character to demonstrate that European colonial activities were no better than those of the local people and highlighted the questionable connection between colonizers and colonized.