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"A law abiding morally sensitive man enters an avaricious, predatory, almost pyschopathic world" (Karl 126). Karl portrays Marlow as an innocent man who goes into an unfamiliar world filled with greed, questionable morality, and darkness. And as Marlow continues his journey throughout this new world, he becomes corrupted as his Id is released. Explained through Freudian ideas, a person's id is his/her bad thoughts and if unleashed, can corrupt that person. With the super ego (moral conscience) containing the id inside, a person is able to stay sane. However, Conrad employs Marlow's character in Heart of Darkness to show that a person's id can be unleashed if exposed to an unfamiliar, harsh environment. Even if that person is as positive and morally righteous as Marlow, his id can still be unleashed. With the circumstances of Marlow going into a world where people are corrupt and darkness is filled everywhere, Conrad shows the difficulty of a virtuous man like Marlow staying sane.