Heart of Darkness Q.6

The message Kurtz is sending with the painting of "a woman, draped and blindfolded, carrying a lighted torch" is one of irony. There are two main symbols present in the painting: a woman carrying a lighted torch, which is most certainly meant to respresent lady liberty, and a blindfold, which most commonly refers to the concept of true justice. The amalgamation of the two symbols is what is most interesting. The irony stems from the pairing; instead of rendering lady liberty more just, the blindfold simply narrows the scope of her vision creating a more ignorant than just liberty. At this point I do not think Marlow would agree with the message of the painting because he seemed very uneasy when telling the story.