Heart of Darkness
Marlow refers to the "symbolic row of stakes" that circle Kurtz's hut. What might the stakes symbolize?
Explain.
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Aslan
Explain.
The stakes refer the heads that Kurtz puts on them.They symbolize Kurtz's brutal control over the ivory trade. The stakes also tells us that Kurtz was insane!