The Secret Sharer Essays

The Captain, the protagonist in The Secret Sharer, hides an important secret from his crew members. In Joseph Conrad’s novella, Leggatt, accused of murdering a fellow crewman, is held on board the Captain’s ship as a fugitive from the law. Throughout the story, the Captain fears that Leggatt will be discovered and devises a plan to assist Leggatt in his escape to safety. This secret constructs a mutual friendship between the Captain and Leggatt, creates many burdens on the Captain and positively

In The Secret Sharer, Conrad focuses on two main characters; Leggatt and an unnamed character referred to as the captain. Although proposed as two distinct characters, only one really exists. The captain exists while Leggatt is a figment of imagination. Leggatt first arrives by, “…a faint of phosphorescent light, which seemed to issue suddenly form the naked body of a man,” (9) thus emitting imagery that typically does not occur normally. Even later when the captain is planning to aid Leggatt in

The late 19th century in the United States was a time for reflection and rebuilding after the major changes taking place due to post civil war and the industrial push taking place. This reflection and rebuilding is shown through the written works of that period. During this time, early to late 19th century, the literary movement Naturalism was taking place. It’s important to note that it is related to realism, but was a reaction to romanticism, the literary movement prior to it. “The Open Boat”,

ing such a type of narrative represents a danger, as not always readers do understand that a narrator is not the final voice of truth and authority.Some readers might even confuse the author with the narrator, further deluding themselves. The unreliable author is most present in mystery novels, where their unreliability is often revealed as a part of the final resolution. Numerous cases of unreliable narrators have been recoreded through history in literature.When speaking about European literature

While reading The Secret Sharer, I saw many parallels between the struggles the two main characters faced and the idea of “passing” and putting on a masquerade to mask who you really are. In our society, often times there are disadvantages associated with “coming out”. It used to be that if a black woman with lighter skin “came out” as being black, she would not have the same opportunities as a white woman. If someone in the LGBTQ community “comes out”, they are likely to face prejudice. Although

meant to share individual’s problems in society while simultaneously representing an extreme and radical version of such an aloof character. Three writers in particular dive into the realm of the outsider through The Horse Dealer’s Daughter, “The Secret Sharer”, and “Porphyria’s Lover”, and each writer paints a significant figure in his work. The outsider is a lonely and emotionally-driven. He is also separated drastically from society,

The Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad has many great things about it. Heart of Darkness is a five-star book in my eyes. Not many people enjoy this book because of its dry start but other than a lengthy start I rather enjoyed it. In the book there are several characters to meet, but there is only two who stand out. To start of with there is Marlow. Marlow is a thirty-two-year-old sailor who has always lived at sea and is "a meditating Buddha" because his experiences in the

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in the fourteenth century by an anonymous author, commonly known as the Pearl Poet. Although this story derives from a single copy or manuscript— which additionally includes Pearl, Patience, and Purity— it has become one of the most widely read Arthurian Romances ever produced. This is mainly because the story itself successfully incorporated courtly love, chivalry, romance, and a plethora of meaningful symbols that resonated with the people of this era

Have you ever kept a secret? I’m not talking about when someone tells you something and you keep it to yourself it’s more like when you know something that no one else knows and telling someone about it takes away from your pleasure, from your secret. One man kept a huge secret for 33 years it was a secret that changed the face of the U.S. politics, his name was Mark Felt. Mark Felt, also known as “Deep Throat,” former FBI special agent was a big character in the Watergate Scandal he leaked information

Share. Dr. Jeremy Sherman from Psychology Today explains that revealing secrets is the fundamental law for all relationships; failing to communicate creates division and strife. The concept of the revelation of secrets applies to A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. Often, secrets hold a negative connotation that cloud the positive aspects they can bring. Whether Dr. Manette’s letter from Court, Darnay’s letter before his journey to France, or Carton’s profession of love to Lucie, the revelation

Secrets. By definition, a secret is something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others. Secrets have been something used by humans, throughout history, that ultimately had different effects, most importantly – the society we live in today. But most people forget the aspects or factors that define a secret and what something means to be a secret. These elements are either known or forgotten, but it is vital to why secrets are what they are today and the significance it has on people

Secrets are meant to be kept, except for in this case. No longer am I afraid to expose my secret to the judgment of others, for without its presence in my life I wouldn’t be where I am today. I wouldn’t be who I am today. This is my story of survival and self-discovery. Hunger is not something that is new to me, for I am always hungry. However, does that mean that I am never satisfied? Well, hunger doesn’t always come to me physically; in fact, usually it stimulates me intellectually. In many ways

the rest of Frankenstein’s family and friends as he feared rejection, imprisonment, and death. However, Frankenstein is not the only one to blame for keeping secrets; the creature too had kept secrets, and threatened Frankenstein into creating him a ‘mate’ that would also be kept in the dark. The creatures intention for keeping himself secret was to not only observe humanity and learn from them, but to keep himself safe for he knew that he was ‘monstrous’ and would be rejected immediately for his

"The Snow Walker " is a tale of adventure and survival. A story about how the main characters are going to survive in Northern Territories of Canada after a plane crash. Set in the 1950s, it features an arrogant white pilot, Charlie Halliday, who was bribed with walrus tusks into taking a sick Inuit girl to a big city hospital. He is an ignorant racist. At the opening scene of the movie, we can see how he scoffed at being called "Brother" by an Inuit. He is sexist and fancy of himself as a man's

a role of the little helpless wife whose husband takes care of everything. During the play, she keeps a secret from her husband that eventually leads to the destruction of her marriage. When the secret surfaces, Nora finds out what kind of man she was married to. Maybe she always knew but now she wants to change everything. Nora’s friend Linde was the first one to find out about the secret that Nora had been keeping to herself for many years. A few years earlier her husband was terribly sick and

“The Secret” is simply the “law of attraction”. It means that if you want something and if you have faith, the universe will make it happen for you. A lot of the concept means if you focus on the object which is consuming your thoughts, it will eventually happen in your life. So all you have to do is think of all the things that you want in life rather than what you don’t want. By contrast, if you only envision the things you want in your life, then you will get everything you imagined. Rhonda

When you choose to hold onto a secret, your brain stimulates in your mind just how bad sharing the secret will be, imagining all the possible outcomes.With Arthur Dimmesdale’s decision to conceal his secret he released upon himself negative feelings which led him to self hate and harm.Arthur Dimmesdale’s sin of concealment leads to his downfall because the burden was heavier which led to self punishment, denial of God's worthiness, and eventually death. As a servant of God, it is Dimmesdale’s

Trouble with Keeping Secrets Introductory Everyone has kept a secret at one time or another. Reasons for keeping secrets can range from wanting to protect someone else’s feelings to wanting to protect ourselves from trouble. Although hiding the truth can seem to be the easy way out of a bad situation, keeping secrets can also cause a lot of trouble. In Secrets in the Shadows, Roylin Bailey learns from his experience with Korie Archer, Tuttle, and Cooper Hodden that keeping secrets is not always

Name:Luna Quiñonez Title: I Have a Secret Author:Yoru Sumino pgs:264 In I Have a Secret by Yoru sumino we go through the journey of 5 high schoolers trying to conceal their secrets, they each have powers that are connected towards emotions and think that no one else in the world has their power. In this response I will go through the relationship between two girls Looney and Mickey, Looney has the power to see people heart rates in 4 counts, being able to tell when someone’s heart speeds up or

"The Snow Walker " is a tale of adventure and survival. A story about how the main characters are going to survive in Northern Territories of Canada after a plane crash. Set in the 1950s, it features an arrogant white pilot, Charlie Halliday, who was bribed with walrus tusks into taking a sick Inuit girl to a big city hospital. He is an ignorant racist. At the opening scene of the movie, we can see how he scoffed at being called "Brother" by an Inuit. He is sexist and fancy of himself as a man's