If I were to write an adaptation of the Heart of Darkness I would choose the current issue of human trafficking. My character would be named Xin Lee, and he would be of eastern Asian dissent. He would grow up in the lower middle class and would be coaxed into the dark world of human trafficking by a local gang of boys. After several years with the gang, at around 18 years old, he will begin tricking people into slavery. His struggle would begin when he comes across a young girl that grew up in a home near his. They had been friends as children but overtime grew apart. Now as he sees her struggle and the fear she contains; he begins to see just how dark human trafficking is. The savages are not the enslaved and he is not a savage. The savages will be the other boys in the gang. The greed and total disrespect for humanity is what will ultimately make him realize he needs to get out of human trafficking. But without knowledge of a proper escape he tries to run from the gang. He ends up starting a new life in another country but he lives in poverty and fear.
Your story is very captivating. The whole plot is able to hook me into the characters, their background, and their fates. Also, I feel like Xin Lee is the Kurtz of your story maybe? I feel that after being surrounded by the dark world of human trafficking he was corrupted and adopted evil beliefs. However, I also feel that maybe he is a Marlow because he does in fact see the evil in human trafficking. I would have liked to have had more information on how he escaped, though. I felt that your ending was a little rushed. Other than that, your story is amazing and would be a good read.
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