1. society
1.1. 'The Intended'
1.1.1. entire identity is rooted in her role to Kurtz
1.1.1.1. meta-narrative
1.2. 'cook' 'children' in TLL
1.2.1. domestic roles - rise of post-war conservatism
1.3. two novels separated by sufferagete movement
1.4. femininity as a weakness
1.4.1. 'don't know how to cry'
2. power dynamics
2.1. the fates and image of justice
2.1.1. 'two women [...] knitting black wool'
2.1.2. 'blindfolded, carrying a lighted torch'
2.1.3. greek imagery
2.1.4. contrast to religious view of the dangerous woman
2.1.4.1. eve
2.2. men as a collective
2.2.1. 'the boys' and 'The Company'
2.2.2. vs possessives of female characters 'his girl', 'his mistress'
2.2.3. collective masculinity in psychology
2.3. sexism as a colonial import
2.3.1. known matriarchal societies in the Congo
3. sexualisation
3.1. Kurtz' Intended vs the mistress
3.1.1. 'like the wilderness'
3.1.2. 'loyal' 'misty halo'
3.2. fetitising
3.2.1. TLL - black men fetishising white women
3.2.1.1. 'bags of white pussy'
3.2.2. HOD - white men fetishising black women
3.2.2.1. 'gorgeous'
3.2.2.1.1. Mistress becomes representative of nature
3.2.3. Madonna-whore complex
3.2.4. common place to take concubine
3.3. violence towards women
3.3.1. 'beat up Agnes'
3.3.2. domestic violence made illegal in 1994