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Conrad’s descriptions of the African natives, through Marlow, provide powerful examples and images associated with the id. Marlow's attitude towards the native Africans can best be classified with fear, and disgust. He observes their "barbaric" behavior and what they go through and immediately makes assumptions and observations about them. Marlow's thoughts and observations of the natives is a perfect example of the id controlling man and his motives unintentionally; the id represents the drive, or impulse that man gets to act on situations without really thinking rationally. Conrad provides us with a perfect example of irrational thinking through Marlow and how that is driven by the id. Marlow describes the natives with "spears in their hands, with bows, with shields, with wild glances and savage movements.." (72). Conrad conveys the id driving man's thoughts and voice with this situation; Marlow speaks abotu the natives as if they are animals or creatures, and speaks irrationally without realizing or thinking through his thoughts and actions. The id drives one's actions and may act as the more dominating source of thinking, and Conrad illustrates this Freudian theory through Marlow's descriptions of the African natives.