本文主要探讨康拉德小说《黑暗的中心》主人公库尔兹的死亡。库尔兹来到非洲是为了掠夺象牙,以建立业绩,在白人社会中获取功名。但由于白人文明和黑人文明在他内心的交锋,以及他无止境的物欲和对白人而言恶劣的非洲环境,他逐渐在身心两方面健康日下,最后死在非洲。从神话角度而言,库尔兹死于自己的人性弱点,即其源于功名利禄之心的个人英雄主义,这可以说是他的阿克琉斯之踵。 This article focuses on the death of Kurds, the hero of the Dark Center in Conrad. Kurtz came to Africa to plunder ivory in order to establish performance and gain fame in white society. However, due to the confrontation of white civilizations and black civilizations in his heart, as well as his endless materialism and the hostile African environment for whites, he eventually died in Africa in both physical and mental health days. From a mythological point of view, Kurz died of his own human weakness, that is, his personal heroism stemming from fame and fortune, which can be said to be his Achilles heel.