Heart of Darkness #2

Marlow begins his tale of a journey to the heart of darkness with an account of London in order to connect the English colonization in Africa and London in Roman times.  While both colonizations are seemingly different, Marlow demonstrates the similar desires for dominance and power of the Romans in London and the English in Africa.  By introducing the works with accounts of England in "very old times," Marlow indicates the ill effects of colonization that took place in London, and foreshadows the effects of colonization in Africa that Marlow will soon discover.