Conrad a racist?

Conrad a racist? No I believe not. Conrad was not a racist. I do agree with Firchow though, he was writing in a different time and for different people. Race and racism were not even word used then and don’t hold the same meaning as they do today. When looking at Heart of Darkness you have to understand that. Marlow does change through the book and seems less racist as the book goes on, like in the case of the helms man. After reading both Achebe and Firchow I do believe that Conrad was not a racist.