Heart of Darkness
Why does Conrad have one of Marlow’s listeners relate the story?
Rather than just having Marlow tell the story himself?
Rather than just having Marlow tell the story himself?
There is a sense of distance and objectivity that we get from the listeners which we would not get from Marlow. Marlow is too invested in the adventure and at times can become unreliable as a narrator. This point of view gives the reader a sense of objectivity.