Ariel De Trinidad Professor Richter T/Th May 10, 2015 The Secret Sharer The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad presents numerous topics all through its unpredictable portrayal of characters and the thoughts it presents throughout the story. In the midst of all the numerous topics that are talked about, there is one subject that is completely upheld by Conrad in The Secret Sharer. That subject is that an individual has, to change their ethical and moral convictions because of their inability and self uncertainty or self doubt as a pioneer. First of all the Captain is an upstanding, well behaved individual, yet his cooperation with the killer, and Leggatt, uncovers him as somebody who is unreliable and effectively able to change, this characteristic …show more content…
This unease in the commander relates to the self uncertainty that he has, and causes the chief to settle on critical choices. As the commanders mate, got to be horribly near to uncovering Leggatt the commander responded with a stunning unease and brought about to steward to end up very nearly curious to the chiefs activities and signals. "My voice died in my throat and I went stony all over. I expected to hear a yell of surprise and terror, and made a movement, but had not the strength to get on my legs. I don’t know what I would have done next moment if I had not seen the steward come out of my room, and then stand quietly by the sideboard" (Conrad) instantly taking after the skippers close frightful experience, he went ahead to ask, "Steward...Where did you hang up that coat. “These strange actions and remarks that the captain hastily threw about caused the crew to doubt him once again. you did look middling bad a little while ago” (Conrad) This was the reaction of the first mate, again in a restless tone attempting to understand the chief's unusual activities, demonstrating the perception of the group toward the skipper's capacities as the
There are many important themes and subjects addressed in the book. Most importantly is how Conrad deals with his emotions and comes to accept and forgive what has happened to him. And the author shows us that this can only be done by love, support, and trust. Conrad thinks by not expressing his emotions he is less vulnerable but instead he drifts farther apart from his family. The ordeal of attempted suicide and treatment has left him feeling insecure and vulnerable and he instinctively puts up shields. Trying to appear calm and determined on the outside, he is still very confused, angry and is afraid he slip away again only to kill himself. He still feels responsible for his brother's death due to the fact his mom doesn't want to forgive him and the only way to punish himself is to deny, suppress, and control his feelings lest they give him away. It is not until the very end when Conrad?s father, Calvin finally stops skirting around the subject but tells him that he loves him and that they finally develop a sense of trust and security in one another: -
...o, while the novella’s archetypal structure glorifies Marlow’s domination of Kurtz. These two analyses taken together provide a much fuller and more comprehensive interpretation of the work. Conrad presents the idea that there is some darkness within each person. The darkness is is inherited and instinctual, but because it is natural does not make it right. He celebrates – and thereby almost advises – the turn from instinct. By telling Marlow’s tale, Joseph Conrad stresses to his audience the importance of self-knowledge and the unnecessity of instinct in civilization.
As main characters, they are opposite foils of each other in many aspects. The main differences highlighted between the Officer and the Traveller revolve around their ideas of judicial systems. The Officer clearly supports the Old Commandant's violent and un-fair judicial system. He sees no issue with himself being an officer, judge, and executioner. When asked about the condemned man's knowledge of his own punishment the Officer responds, “It would be useless to give him that information. He experiences it on his own body” (Kafka 4). He believes that guilt is “beyond all doubt” (Kafka 5). The Traveller clearly disagrees with this principle. He is astonished that the Condemned Man has no chance to defend himself, nor any prior knowledge of his punishment. The officer understands why the traveller would feel this way; because he is a foreigner from the West. The Traveller is introduced as a guest in the colony, and the Officer is aware of where he is coming from. He understands that the ways in which The Penal Colony operates is much different from other societies. The Penal Colony, being comprised of prisoners, is a more strict society. The Officer knows this, and is thus not surprised by the opposition of the Traveller to the
Captain Aubrey exhibits and demonstrates leadership characteristics that inspire his crew to be the best that they can be. One of the most important leadership traits that Captain Jack has is a single-minded focus on his purpose. All of his decisions are held up against the g...
A leader and a fatherly figure, the Captain serves as the men's compass and keeper of order. His firm navigational commands and calm demeanor make the men a “ready-to-obey ship's company” regardless of their lack of practical experience. Ironically, the Captain is also the most physically useless man on board. Injured from the sinking, the Captain is filled with a quiet despair over his own ability to survive. A hardened seaman, he believes in the idea that a captain should perish with his ship -- to live at sea and to die at sea. The Captain even clings to the dinghy upon being rescued as if he feels a sense of obligation to remain with his boat in the briny deep. Though distraught over the fate of his ship and crewman, the Captain takes solace in providing for the dinghy’s survivors. Occupied with the well-being of others, the Captain does not contemplate his purpose or circumstances in life; he uses his energy to protect his crew and vessel, finding a renewed sense of meaning in this lesser form of leadership. Even when a callous seagull attempts to nip his open wounds, the Captain gently waves the bird away, respecting its life. The Cook on the other hand, attempts to swat it with an
Such a series of tragic events has a great toll among the two main characters (Cox ) . For a vicious, careless indivi...
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For thousands of years cryptography and encryption have been used to secure communication. Military communication has been the leader of the use of cryptography and the advancements. From the start of the internet there has been a greater need for the use of cryptography. The computer had been invented in the late 1960s but there was not a widespread market for the use of computers really until the late 1980s, where the World Wide Web was invented in 1989. This new method of communication has called for a large need for information security. The internet allows people to communicate sensitive information, and if received into the wrong hands can cause many problems for that person.
...Conclusion, the Captain identifies with Leggatt because they both have similar physical characteristic traits, and Leggatt psychologically completes the Captain. The Captain and Leggatt both share similar feelings, and come from the same social class. The two are almost identical in looks, close in age, and isolated on their ships. Leggatt gives the Captain characteristic traits that the Captain needs. Decisiveness and confidence is what the Captain lacked. Now with the help of Leggatt, the Captain gained these traits that were needed in order to succeed as a captain.
In this era when the Internet provides essential communication between tens of millions of people and is being increasingly used as a tool for security becomes a tremendously important issue to deal with, So it is important to deal with it. There are many aspects to security and many applications, ranging from secure commerce and payments to private communications and protecting passwords. One essential aspect for secure communications is that of cryptography. But it is important to note that while cryptography is necessary for secure communications, it is not by itself sufficient. Cryptography is the science of writing in secret code and is an ancient art; In the old age people use to send encoded message which can be understand by the receiver only who know the symbolic and relative meaning of that encoded message .The first documented use of cryptography in writing dates back to circa 1900 B.C. Egyptian scribe used non-standard hieroglyphs in an inscription. After writing was invented cryptography appeared spontaneously with applications ranging from diplomatic missives to war-time battle plans. It is no surprise, then, that new forms of cryptography came soon after the widespread development of computer communications. In telecommunications and data cryptography is necessary when communicating in any untrusted medium, which includes any network, particularly the Internet [1].Within the context of any application-to-application communication, there are some security requirements, including:
"Heart of Darkness" is Conrad's journey to the Self/Autobiographical elements in the "Heart of Darkness"