I dont understand can someone help.

you did not put the article. so i cannot answer the question.

as marlow travels down the river towards kurtz's inner station, their steamboat is attacked by african natives. interestingly, marlow notices that the natives are only shooting small arrows the size of twigs at the steamboat in an attempt to scare them away and halt their journey.

explanation:

if you read the story there are characters like the neighbor, son, wife, and him himself.