Thursday 1 July 2010

Memorable Conrad

Joseph Conrad is memorable for such phrases as: "Mistah Kurtz--he dead" and "The horror! The horror!" (Heart of Darkness); "Among us was the bond of the sea" and "He was one of us" (Lord Jim); "The butterfly is a masterpiece of nature, man is amazing, but he is not a masterpiece" (Victory). Plus such a scene when Jim abandons the Pakistani pilgrims doing their prayer, unaware of their fate of imminent perdition in the sinking ship, but maintaining their faith in the High and Mighty, while Jim loses a battle with his conscience

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