《黑暗的心》是波兰裔英国小说家约瑟夫·康拉德的代表作品之一,小说讲述了主人公马洛沿着刚果河深入寻找库尔兹的经历。原本简单的事件经过作者独特叙事手法的处理,竟变成一桩混乱不堪的大事,扑朔迷离又耐人寻味。因此本文着眼于小说中叙事结构的延宕性,围绕其框架性叙事,悬念的设置,以及行动的拖延三个方面来具体加以论证。通过对其叙事形式的关注打开通往作品意义的大门,并分析其达到的艺术效果。 “Heart of Darkness” is one of the representative works of Polish Conservative British writer Joseph Conrad. The novel tells the story of how Mallow, the heroine, goes deep into the Kuwaizi River along the Congo River. The original simple incident after the author’s unique narrative approach, has turned into a chaotic event, confusing and thought-provoking. Therefore, this article focuses on the descent of the narrative structure in the novel, specifically on three aspects of its frame narrative, suspense settings, and the delay of action. Through the attention of its narrative form, it opens the door to the meaning of the work and analyzes the artistic effect it achieves.