A succession of men had sat in that chair. I became aware of that thought suddenly, vividly, ...as if a sort of composite soul, the soul of command, had whispered suddenly to mine of long days at sea and of anxious moments. âYou, too!â? it seemed...

It is impossible to maintain a completely objective outlook on life, unaffected by personal needs, desires, and biases. Individual perceptions, no matter how grievously mistaken, strongly influence both trivial and crucial decisions. In Joseph...

In his essay "Conrad's Darkness and Mine," V.S. Naipaul uses Joseph Conrad's short stories and novels as a basis for articulating his own views on narrative construction and the decline of the novel form. Naipaul states that Conrad was "the first...

Born in 19th century Poland, Joseph Conrad experienced a life out of the ordinary as a world traveller. Attracted by reading, maps and the dream of becoming a sailor, Conrad led a multi-skilled life, travelled the world and wrote masterpieces that...

Subjectivity and autonomy are some of the foundational blocks in the process of self-identity for people, and for those who identify as women, it is key to establishing a sense of independence and self-worth. The process in which people are...

“... on or about December 1910, human character changed” asserts Virginia Woolf in her landmark essay Mr Bennett and Mrs Brown. Along with this metamorphosis in human character, a parallel change was occurring, a change in the Empire. A couple of...

In pages 130-131 of ‘The Secret Agent’, Conrad’s description of the female protagonist Winnie Verloc provides the reader with an insight into the generally contemptuous attitude towards women of the Victorian era. In the extract, Conrad presents...