Vannessa Blanco Joseph Conrad Work

Vannessa Blanco Enc 1102 Prof: Withrop, Samuel Joseph Conrad’s work

Joseph Conrad was born on December 3, 1897 at Berdyczew, Poland. It was a divided nation between four languages, four religious, and a number of different social classes. Joseph Conrad spent a few years in France, studying his career as a seamanship. BY 1878, Conrad came back to England and spent the next twenty year as an officer for a British ship. All the experienced Conrad encountered will inspire him to write his story. A journey to the Congo was Joseph inspiration to write a novel like, The Outpost of Progress. Joseph Conrad illustrates a political statement in his novel, the effect of isolation in to a two civilized Europeans in a primitive culture in Africa. The three main characters are kayerts , Carlier,and Makola . Kayerts was described as short and fat men, Carlier was a simple man, who seems to be incapable of coming with great ideas, and Makola was a native. One of the most prominent themes in the story is the view of civilization at the jungle. I belief, the author feels like primitive men and nature, bring sudden a profound trouble to the heart. Conrad’s message is that all people are equal, but in the story each character believed that they are superior to one another.Makalo is racist and the two Europeans are morally unbalance. Conrad showed that people no matter what their color or culture are capable of despicable actions. He illustrates that social structure is important in order to keep the basic nature, but some case culture can be evil. In my opinion, Conrad’s work is important to today world because he prepares us to face a future where progress is not inevitable. He always showed his

emphasis in the community and the difficulties of understanding the political world in which we live.