Violent not flabby

Guerard writes:

"The Kurtz who had made himself literally one of the devils of the land, and who in solitude had kicked himself loose of the earth, burns while the others rot. Through violent not flabby evil he exists in the moral universe even before pronouncing judgement on himself with his dying breath."

With whom is Guerard making the contrast? Consider what the contrast between flabby and violent really means and why Guerard places the 'violent' in the moral universe. Why does 'flabby' exist outside of it and if not in the moral universe then where? Does this redeem Kurtz? Any disagreement with Guerard's position?


Remember, essay test on Thursday!