Joseph Conrad includes a doppelganger, Leggatt, of the young Captain that many believe is a real person. His readers think that the doppelganger is a real person, but Conrad hints that the doppelganger is not a real person. In The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad, isolation and stress at sea drive the young Captain to create a fantasized character named Leggatt who is a representation of the type of person the Captain would like to be. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The Secret Sharer Joseph Conrad's The Secret Sharer, is a novella that tells the story of a ship captain who discovers a stow away and harbors him without telling his crewmembers. ... The captain then refers to Leggat as the sharer of his room, the sharer of his clothes, the sharer of his appearance, and in some ways the sharer of his life. ... The Secret Sharer's title is of great significance in relation to the story. ... Sharing the same room, living space, clothes, and most significantly, they shared the same secret friendship. ... The Secret Sharer is a story that can be app...

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(Conrad 7) Within this narrative paragraph Marlow sets the tone for the rest of the novel. ... It is not only what Marlow says that makes him fit in with the solemn setting but it is also his appearance: Marlow is pointedly described as sitting in the pose of Buddha, suggesting that he has been the recipient of a weird Enlightenment, which he is impelled to share with his listeners. ... The setting causes many of the characters to go insane, " The sun was too much for him, or the country perhaps- (Conrad 80). ... (Conrad 94) Just the setting itself is so concentrated with the darkness of Kurt...

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• Grade Level: High School