Pg. 429 #2

Marlow intends to compare and contrast the similarities of the "old times" of London to the new attractions in his voyage into Africa. He points out the impurities of London being uncivilized. Marlow also depicts that London is filled with untamed individuals filled with all sorts of diseases. It is obvious through Marlow's explanations of London that he disagrees with the English motives of conquering Africa.