The Three Fates In Greek Mythology

“Two women, one fat and the other slim, sat on straw bottomed chairs knitting black wool.” (Page 13). “...Guarding the door of Darkness, knitting black wool as for a warm pall, one introducing, introducing continuously to the unknown, the other scrutinizing the cheery and foolish faces with unconcerned old eyes.” (Page 14). In Greek mythology the Moirai, also known as the Fates, are the incarnation of destiny. In mythology there are three Fates, together they control the thread of life for every mortal, but individually serve specific roles in determining the destiny of men. Clotho spins the thread, Lachesis apportions the thread, and Atropos cuts the thread. Together these deities ensure that the fates assigned to individuals are able

This is an example of the Oversimplification fallacy. Because men undergo psychologically changes in Africa, the doctor attributes this change with their head (or rather the size of it) and performs preliminary measurements he intends to compare against measurements taken after Marlow returns.

This is an enormous simplification of the complexity of the brain as well as the causes of the perceived changes in those Europeans that go into Africa. The Doctor is assuming because men undergo psychologically changes and the head is associated with the psyche, then therefor the head itself must be changing. Though this book was written in the late 1890s, by modern standards this is a gross oversimplification of the brain’s neural systems. The Doctor is also assuming that because men undergo psychological changes in Africa, Africa must be causing these changes. In reality, these changes are caused by a complex number of factors independent of the stress of the environment, most notably how individuals choose to react in an environment where there are no laws and they are removed from societal judgement and how they cope with the morality of their