Blog 6

Marlow goes to talk to the Intended awhile after Kurtz's death because he has his documents and in his documents there was a picture of the Intended and he wanted to meet her. While visiting with the woman, they talk about Kurtz, how it was impossible not to love him, and how great of a man he was. On page 129 The Intended asks Marlow what Kurtz's last words were and he replies with, "the last word he pronounced was-your name." Kurtz's real last words were "the horror, the horror," I believe Marlow told the woman this instead to save her feelings because while conversing with her, Marlow can clearly see how much Kurtz meant to her and he wanted her to think that she meant that much to him as well. I also think that he says this instead of "the horror, the horror," because it is so dark he didn't want to change her views on Mr. Kurtz with his actual last thoughts. 

Blog 4

At the bottom of pages 86-87, Marlow describes the Russian man as a harlequin, which is comparable to a clown like figure. The Russian man explained to Marlow they you "don't talk with Mr. Kurtz, you listen to him." He also responds later with "I tell you, this man enlarged my mind." Which I believe to mean that Kurtz had opened up the Russian man's eyes to the things that were around him and helped expose him to new things which widened his horizons, expanded his mind, and changed him as a person which also shows that Kurtz is influential and direct.