Who invited you?

As Marlow continues his account of the expedition, affairs within the company seem to be unorganized and chaotic. Marlow's ship has been badly damaged and in need of repair. He is stuck in the ruthless jungle with little hope of seeing his way out, the repair is expected to take months. Marlow's encounter with the brick layer is strange. He observes that this man has a more luxurious resting place than most of the company men. He even has a whole candle to himself which seems to be unusual. What is even more unusual is that this "brick layer" does not seem to exhibit any work at all. He does not deserve the luxuries of light and comfort that have been presented to him. There is no sign of the brick layer's trade within the station. This makes Marlow question if his presence is truly needed. He describes this station as "unreal as everything else--as the philanthropic pretence of the whole concern, as their talk, as their government, as their show of work" (93). There is no purpose to their presence in this station or the entire region. He compares the state of this station to the company as a whole. There seems to be no form of organization and no philanthropic goals. The only thing present is the selfish exploitation of the native community, senseless jobs and the dark jungle.