He gets his job done first and we see how excited he is to start exploring the seas. However, this begins to change when exploration of the Congo begins. When he starts arriving at train stations and such, we see how much he doesn't like what he sees. Conrad uses very descriptive language at this point to emphasize the kind of point of view we are receiving from Marlow. Speaking of the slaves chained together, Marlow says he "could see each rib, the joints...like the knots of a rope" (18). Conrad uses this descriptive language not only to show how terrible the living conditions of the natives were, but also to show how Marlow can also see how terribly they were treated. This also shows a comparison between what Marlow sees and what the Europeans see. Conrad does not openly say what the other Europeans think, but as a reader we can assume that they basically feel nothing towards the natives because they are the ones who create the problems and troubles for the natives. Conrad also shows that Europeans felt they were helping the “savages” by civilizing them with their own culture and traditions. The motivations of these two also contrast greatly and it affects their perspective.