HOD Siddha and Bashir
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- Trek through the jungle
- Crisis in the party
- Why did you even come here?
- The money, of course.
- Marlow meets the manager
- Very grave, very grave...
- Marlow and his companions head towards the Central Station through the jungle. His company consists of many native "helpers" and one other white man. Their journey takes fifteen days.
- A fire starts
- We can take advantage of the unfortunate event.
- "Annoying, you know, to hold your own coat like a parasol over a man’s head while he is coming to. I couldn’t help asking him once what he meant by coming there at all. ‘To make money, of course. What do you think?’ he said, scornfully" (Conrad 15). The white, fat man's statement that he is only in the Congo for the money highlights the selfish greed that Conrad scorns. It reveals that the real reason for imperialism is nothing more than this human greed.
- Marlow meets the brickmaker
- Marlow talks with the manager about his now sunken boat and about Kurtz. During the conversation, Marlow notices that the manager is a rather cold and unremarkable person, except for his ability to resist foreign illnesses and inspire uneasiness. After the conversation, Marlow stays for some time at the station to fix his boat, which takes 3 months.
- Marlow's view on the people of the station
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- One night, a supply shed catches fire. Most of the men from the station gather to watch the fire, and some suggest thatthey can use this to their advantage. Marlow also hears the screams of a native who supposedly caused the fire.
- During the fire, Marlow ends up in a conversation with the “brickmaker” in his quarters. He tries to get information from Marlow about his contacts higher up in the company through his aunt. He thinks that Marlow and Kurtz are part of a new generation of employees who will bring morality to Africa. The brickmaker also reveals that he bitterly wants to advance in the company, and Kurtz is a threat to these aspirations. Marlow lies about his influence so he can get back to fixing his ship.
- "There was an air of plotting about that station, but nothing came of it, of course. It was as unreal as everything else—as the philanthropic pretence of the whole concern" (Conrad 18). In Marlow's view, the men of the station are shallow and deceptive. They claim to be selflessly committed to enlightenment and civilizing the natives but in reality, they are morally hollow men who are motivated solely by the profits to be made in the region. Through this quote, Conrad suggests that the White Man's burden is a facade, and the real mission is one of selfish greed.
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