In his essay on the short story and racism he states that "Conrad makes it clear that Kurtz's corruption comes not from Africans but from Europe and from Kurtz himself" (p. 371) . Clearly the savagery originates from Europe, the corruption and racism of imperialism are creating the savages we see in the novel. They represent the “absolute ferocity” (p.6) felt by Kurtz or anyone who believed it was right to go to the Congo without actually helping the natives. Although Hunt later states that "Conrad continues to place them in the category of 'savages' and 'barbarians'" (p.371), he demonstrates that Conrad had respect for the natives and praised them. It was just that at that time speaking racist words or having racist thoughts was a social norm, so when you were writing the novel that thing came into play. Hawkins never intended to say that Conrad was a racist or that he believed that the natives were the savages, he was demonstrating the fact that that era had racist social norms that could lead to that misinterpretation. Therefore, Hunt would agree that the passage on page six is ​​a clear and vague description of the whites who were the savages for their imperialistic, brutal, and negligent conduct.