“. . . Nature herself. . .” (50)

It is indubitable that the men of Marlow’s steamer hold nature in high regards, as they know that their boat is powered by the wood that nature provides. This esteem is show in Conrad's continued personification of nature. They regard her as a being, with emotions and desires. This desire is manifested with the attempt to push the outsiders out of the African interior. Nature seems to be heeding their journey by forcing them to travel upstream and against the current to reach their intended destination, while in contrast aiding them in their departure and travel back to land from which they came.