The author's interpretation scenes follow his reasoning for creating such a historical novel which causes many controversies from people all over the world. In Joesph Conrad's unforgettable novel Heart of Darkness, Kurtz's last words, or why Marlow lied to Kurtz's mistress about his last words being his name, will never be fully answered. During Kurtz's encounter with death, he uttered the words "The horror!" The horror! as a result of reflection on one's own character and on humanity in general. Due to his own cruelty and the horrible world humanity created, he was happy to leave all aspects of the world.