Heart of Darkness

Why is Marlow shocked by the postscript?

***PART TWO***

Marlow reads Kurtz’s report written for the International Society for the Suppression of Savage Customs. The report, he says, is filled with noble sentiments. Why is Marlow shocked by the postscript?

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THe postscript says "Exterminate all the brutes!"This is shocking in terms of what he thought Kurtz represented.

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