The themes listed above arise in Part 1, but really find their definition in Part 2, as Conrad's technique of pairing, juxtaposition, repetition and embellishment really gathers cumulative force. The alert reader who puts the incidents, comments, descriptions together—who is willing to backtrack when something she or he reads reminds him or her of something a page or twenty pages before—that reader attains far more enlightenment than the straight ahead sort who simply follows the line of narrative like a string from page one to the end.
With this in mind, post what you found and what you think as groups. We'll discuss your comments on Monday.
And…
I asked at the end of class for your theories on the incident of the white fog that halts the progress of the steamer and immediately precedes the attack. Please tack those on to the end of your comments. They too will be food for discussion come Monday.
Regards,
J.D.
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