Fairytale Lie

The Kurtz that the fiancée knew was not the true Kurtz. Marlow knew the true Kurtz from when he was in England. Marlow believes in truth and how hard it is to tell and get the truth at times. Marlow’s whole life is based on truth, which made it very surprising to me when he lied to the fiancée about Kurtz’s last words. Kurtz’s real last words were “The horror! The horror!” When Marlow saw Kurtz’s fiancée he wants to tell her the truth, but something in him won’t let him. When she asks Marlow what Kurtz’s final words he ends up telling her it was her name. I think he lies because for one he knows that this would be what she would like to hear that his last words were. Being that he hates lies, the fiancée believes him. The lie shows that you don’t always know what you would do until you’re in the situation. Yes, lies are bad but this lie made this woman feel better. I believe he lied because all she knew of her fiancée was a lie and that if he told the truth now that it would ruin her imaginary fairy tale life she had with him.