Through the framed stylistic narration in "Heart of Darkness," by Joseph Conrad, one must deem Marlow, the narrator, as unreliable. Marlow speaks of his time with Kurtz in the Congo through storytelling, which in turn makes his recollections unreliable and biased as he tells this tale through his eyes and his eyes only. The purpose of this essay is to call attention not only to the biases in Marlow's narration but also his sexist views toward women particularly Kurtz's fiance'. Throughout this passage Marlow draws attention to the fact that Kurtz's bride-to-be is unable to move on after hearing of the death of her love; as written in the novella: "it was more than a year since his death, more than a year since the news came; she seemed as though she would remember and mourn forever" (Conrad, 126). This description of Kurtz's fiance' was written as a portrayal of the women of that time which in turn "promotes sexism by portraying women as weak, grieving, ignorant individuals who are entirely dependent on men  (Ali, 1). Marlow's narration of this young female asserts that Kurtz was essentially her purpose for living and without him she is simply a sad, forever grieving and ultimately useless shell of a woman. The novella proves this statement as Marlow recalls his conversation with Kurtz's fiance', "she had said, with a deep catch of the breath, "I have survived" (Conrad, 126). Furthermore, Marlow manipulates the end of Kurtz's life as he attempts to please Kurtz's bride-to-be by telling her that Kurtz's last words were her name. This proves that Marlow is an unreliable narrator as Kurtz's last words were actually: "The Horror, the horror  (Conrad, 131). "Marlow lies to the Intended not only to escape the darkness that enveloped Kurtz but also to perpetuate a world in which women are dependent upon men, no matter how falsely virtuous they might perceive the men to be  (Ali, 3). This reinforces the idea that women are unable to