Heart of Darkness (Dover Thrift Editions) by Joseph Conrad

By Joseph Conrad

Darkish allegory describes the narrator's trip up the Congo River and his assembly with, and fascination through, Mr. Kurtz, a mysterious personage who dominates the unruly population of the sector. Masterly combination of experience, personality improvement, mental penetration. thought of by way of many Conrad's best, so much enigmatic tale.

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Why, she wants,” Nelson says, getting wild-eyed and high-voiced, defensive and, to his mother, touching, “she wants what everybody wants. ” Ronnie turns to Janice conspiratorially. “He’s as off the rails as his old man. ” “Love does seem a bit much,” Janice allows. Rabbit Remembered 49 “I’ll go look her up myself, then,” Nelson threatens. “A. Byer. ” “Nelson, believe me,” Ronnie says, trying to act the father, “there’s nothing in it for you but heartbreak. ” “It wasn’t only agony,” Nelson argues.

His hair, brushed straight back, is going white but his bushy eyebrows are still black. Rabbit Remembered 61 The wife speaks up: “Even as a little boy, though, he stood apart a little. He would play with others, but then wander away and come inside. ’ As if he didn’t see the point of people. He was quiet. ” “My wife imagines things in hindsight,” Mr. DiLorenzo says, sitting back erect, his eyes enlarged by thick spectacles, eyes frayed to death from closely inspecting fabric. “He was a perfectly normal boy.

They tell me I told the dean or somebody he was the Whore of Babylon. ” He snickers a little, testing the face opposite his. “Michael,” Nelson says in firm conclusion. The boy was bragging now, bullying. When you feel uncomfortable, Howie has told him, trust your gut. Get off the horse. “I can’t emphasize enough how important it is that you are faithful with your medications. I’ve made a note here to Dr. ” “I drank beer and tequila at Penn,” Michael tells him, uncertainly standing, sensing he is dismissed and being relieved yet not, unsatisfied, uncured.

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