Answer:
A. The colonialist activities are largely ineffective.
Step-by-step explanation:
Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness tells the story of British colonialism and the effects it have on the colonies and the workers alike. The story also dwells on the issue of trading in the remote parts of the African Congo where the conditions of the imperialistic approaches bring not only physical problems but also led to a series of psychological issues for both sides.
Among the many issues that the novel deals with, one of the clear faults of imperialism that it shows is the ineffectiveness of the colonialist activities. Even though there may be a huge profit in the trading of ivory, the physical as well as psychological toll it has on the worker especially Kurtz is too great as compared to the success of the trade. Moreover, they failed to fully 'civilize' the natives, which was the main focus of "the white man's burden". Contrarily, it was Kurtz who seemed to succumb to the 'native' effects of the people rather than the other way round.