How does the Outer Station emblem parallel the Roman soldier emblem?
Like the Roman soldier who tried to bring light to the savages, the imperialists try to civilize the native inhabitants of the Congo region. Both the Roman soldier and the men who work for the Belgian company brutally tortured the natives. Although they came as outsiders, both the soldiers and the workers at the Outer Station became a part of the uncivilized culture they tried so hard to change; instead of bringing civilization, civilization was brought to them. When you travel to an unknown land with the purpose to conquer you, expect resistance. In both emblems, the “civilized” people were surrounded by the darkness and discovered that the darkness had not come from the savage people, but it had come from within themselves. Also, the Outer Station emblem represents the idea of hard work for no gain. The natives are working for nothing; working only to work. There is also the symbols of lost civilization. The dead Romans and the decaying machinery both show that the civilization is no
