s prevail. Creation began without man, and creation will continue without man. Africa, nature, has won against all the Fresleven representstaker imperialism.Reading Heart of Darkness is like reading Ishmael all over again. Knowing the issues in Ishmael, we see interplay in the Heart of Darkness. The ultimate goal of takers is to become gods. Unfortunately, man can never equal the gods. On his quest for complete supremacy, he only creates destruction. Man cannot live outside the laws of life and nature. Reading Conrads novel reminds us of our taker lifestyle and how we can end up destroying ourselves like the people of the novel. If nothing else, Ishmael and Heart of Darkness serve as warningsour taker lifestyle will be the death of us all....