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"“Hunters for gold or pursuers of fame, they all had gone out on that stream, bearing the sword, and often the torch, messengers of the might within the land, bearers of a spark from the sacred fire." (Conrad 4)
In this quote, it is speaking about the people who have traveled with the East India Company to the opposite side of the Earth. Their supposed reasoning was to spread around the world their form of civilization yet are only in pursuit for wealth or acknowledgement from other people's.

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“They were no colonists; their administration was merely a squeeze, and nothing more, I suspect. They were conquerors, and for that you want brute force- nothing to boast of, when you have it, since your strength is just an accident arising from the weakness of others” (Conrad 8).

I chose this quote because I think that it really represents Marlow's thoughts on imperialism. In the short section where he glorifies the Roman’s way of life and conquests we see that it was very acceptable to support and participate in it. I also chose this quote because it shows the mindset that ‘anyone who isn’t me is below me’ that ran wild in this time period.

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Dallas Martin: "The other day I took down a man who hanged himself on the road. He was a Swede too"

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Dallas Martin: "The other day I took down a man who hanged himself on the road. He was a Swede too"

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(Part 1).

This quote got me thinking about what the doctor said and how he would like to see the head of the men who leave on river trips.

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“The word ‘ivory’ rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it. A taint of imbecile rapacity blew through it all, like a whiff from some corpse. By Jove! I’ve never seen anything so unreal in my life" (Part 1)

this quote is important because it is Marlow's first impression of the central station. It is interesting how he talks about a corpse, its being used both literally and figuratively because elephants and natives are both being killed because of ivory.

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“It was like a weary pilgrimage amongst hints for nightmares” (Part 1).

I was reading this quote with my mom because she read this book before and she had a lot to say about this quote. First she told me to define the word pilgrimage, I ended up learning that basically that’s a trip that wa inspired from God. But it’s kind of ironic because Marlow doesnt explore for wholesome and godly reasons. The exact opposite almost.

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“We called at some more places with farcical names, where the merry dance of death and trade goes on in a still and earthy atmosphere as of an overheated catacomb” (Conrad 20).

I really had my interest piqued by the contrast between “merry dance” and “still”, and “death” and “trade”. I feel like this use of repeated dichotomies enforces a lot of darker undertones in how the book is written. it seems to me that this  way of describing many different things fits well with the story being a story within a story

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“It was just robbery with violence, aggravated murder on a great scale, and men going at it blind — as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness” (Conrad 8).

This quote is spoken by Marlow and it is a description as to how horrible the Europeans are to the natives. All of them are greedy and they kill when the natives either deny or disobey. This part of the novella shows how dark and disgusting human nature can become when the law and order is taken out of the picture.

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Paige                                    "They were all waiting... for something... though the only thing that ever came to them was disease.". (Conrad 37)  

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Paige                                    "They were all waiting... for something... though the only thing that ever came to them was disease.". (Conrad 37)  

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This line really stood out to me because it made me try and put myself into the pilgrims shoes. I can't even imagine the feeling of having hope for something good occur, but constantly being disappointed
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Quote: "'And this also,' said Marlow suddenly, 'has been one of the dark places of the earth.'"

Significance: I felt that this excerpt from the text helps Marlow emphasizes his hatred of lies early in the book foreshadows later problematic events.
significance: The use of present perfect "has" opposed to the past perfect "had" suggests that it still is a dark place.

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“I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars!”(Conrad 24)

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“I’ve seen the devil of violence, and the devil of greed, and the devil of hot desire; but, by all the stars!”(Conrad 24)

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This is how Marlow feels about the natives of Africa and unwillingness to work. While also shows the dissolution that the conquerors have that the natives are lazy but really they don't want to work because their land is being infringed upon.

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“One river especially, a mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled, with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving afar over a vast country, and its tail lost in the depths of the land” (Conrad 10).

The river represents a symbol of a snake. This can represent the fate of the sailors is questionable due to the snake-like representation. The river may hold a twisted and scary fate for those who cross it. It is likely to be deceiving as snakes in nature have many different faces. The long depth of the river represents a long journey for those who cross it.