Beautifully written yet highly controversial an image of Africa asserts Achebe's belief in Joseph Conrad as a 'bloody racist' and his conviction that Conrad's novel Heart of Darkness only serves to perpetuate damaging stereotypes of black people. Also included is The Trouble with Nigeria, Achebe's searing outpouring of his frustrations with his country.                                                                                                                                                    Chinua Achebe discusses the racism in Joseph Conrad's The Heart of Darkness in this essay according to Conrad The Heart of Darkness is Africa the center of Africa -the Belgian Congo .The Belgians entered the heart of Africa by sailing up tp river Congo. The novella is the description of a journey undertaken by a man named Marlow who wishes to recover a talented man named Kurtz who has adopted the lifestyle of the heathens in Africa. The novel is full of racist remarks and observations which Achebe points out in his essay.