Marlow's Phsycological Journey

In Conrad's Heart of Darkness, Marlow, the main character makes a physical journey to the Congo. However, as he explains his journey throughout the novel we gain incite to his physical journey. It is very evident through the way he speaks about his experiences that it took a toll on him emotionally. We can definitely see an element of post traumatic syndrome. For example, Marlow states "You remember it, you dream of it, you wake up at night and think of it-years after- an go hot and cold all over." Marlow's journey to Africa was unlike anything he had experience before and all this new information he received had an emotional impact on him.