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Marlow’s journey into the jungle and his subconscious diminishes the gap between what Marlow professes to be and who he truly is. He eventually finds his hidden self in Kurtz and comes out from his voyage, a different man. According to Karl, “this sense of wish-fulfillment is evidently never far from Marlow -- for the very qualities in Kurtz that horrify him are those he finds masked in himself,” (Karl 125). The aspects of Kurtz’s character that Marlow finds to be unsuitable or morally wrong, are Marlow’s qualities that he has repressed deep inside his subconscious. So, after his entire journey through the jungle, Marlow learns more about himself and his qualities. Kurtz is essentially Marlow’s id and proves that journeying into one’s untouched thoughts is beneficial to one’s character and morals. Even though Marlow’s bad qualities may be more visible in his outer character, he shows his most true character which is important. He s