The portrait.

At first glance this portait may look like a noble picture of a woman lighting the darkness for all to follow. However, the true meaning of this nuanced picture lies within the minute details that Marlow gives to us. Firstly and arguably most importantly, we must consider the blindfold. I noticed immediately that the presence of the blindfold across the eyes of someone carrying a torch its quite ironic. For if one is blindly lighting the way one could easily be leading there entire group further into darkness. Moreover, there is a direct correlation between what is happneing in the portait and the actions of the Europeans in Africa. The Europeans claim to be lighting the way for the people of Africa, but in realityre only leading them further into darkness.