Heart Of Darkness Adaptation

Much like Shakespeare, Conrad's writing style is highly open to interpretation, allowing his storylines to be translated into other settings and plots.

Francis Ford Coppola shared many life experiences with Joseph Conrad, enabling him to relate closely to the themes and reinterpret them into a new narrative.

The darkness referred to in the novella is abstract and carries implications for the modern world, allowing it to be aptly applied to the events of the Vietnam War.

Because the novella is set primarily in the jungle, much of its imagery easily parallels the setting of the Vietnam War.