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The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad (Book Analysis)

The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad (Book Analysis)

Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide

978280627979825EBookPlurilingua PublishingThis practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad. It provides a thorough exploration of the short story's plot, characters and main themes, including maturity and the concept of doubles. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 24-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Joseph Conrad Presentation of The Secret Sharer Summary of The Secret Sharer Character study The ego: the captain-narrator and Leggatt The captain-narrator Leggatt The others: the crewmen and Captain Archbold Analysis of The Secret Sharer An initiation story The motif of doubles Land and sea About The Secret Sharer The Secret Sharer was first published in 1910. It tells the story of a young, nameless captain of a sailing ship heading to Britain to deliver cargo. It is narrated entirely in the first person and tackles the themes of land, sea and doubles. The Secret Sharer was written over a very short space of time (a little over a week) while Conrad was working on a novel. It was based on a news story from the 19th century where a young lieutenant killed a sailor due to his insolence. The Secret Sharer has been adapted on several occasions, most recently in 2014 with Peter Fudakowski's film. About Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad, whose real name was Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was born in Ukraine to Polish parents. However, he was orphaned when he was still a child, and so he decided to join the navy. He ended up spending more than 16 years in the British navy trade and became a British citizen in 1886. Thanks to his extensive experience at sea, he has become one of the most famous "sea authors". Although Polish was his first language, he wrote all of his books in English.This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad. It provides a thorough exploration of the short story's plot, characters and main themes, including maturity and the concept of doubles. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 24-page reading guide is structured as follows: Biography of Joseph Conrad Presentation of The Secret Sharer Summary of The Secret Sharer Character study The ego: the captain-narrator and Leggatt The captain-narrator Leggatt The others: the crewmen and Captain Archbold Analysis of The Secret Sharer An initiation story The motif of doubles Land and sea About The Secret Sharer The Secret Sharer was first published in 1910. It tells the story of a young, nameless captain of a sailing ship heading to Britain to deliver cargo. It is narrated entirely in the first person and tackles the themes of land, sea and doubles. The Secret Sharer was written over a very short space of time (a little over a week) while Conrad was working on a novel. It was based on a news story from the 19th century where a young lieutenant killed a sailor due to his insolence. The Secret Sharer has been adapted on several occasions, most recently in 2014 with Peter Fudakowski's film. About Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad, whose real name was Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was born in Ukraine to Polish parents. However, he was orphaned when he was still a child, and so he decided to join the navy. He ended up spending more than 16 years in the British navy trade and became a British citizen in 1886. Thanks to his extensive experience at sea, he has become one of the most famous "sea authors". Although Polish was his first language, he wrote all of his books in English.application/pdf1
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad. It provides a thorough exploration of the short story's plot, characters and main themes, including maturity and the concept of doubles. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This clear and detailed 24-page reading guide is...
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This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad. It provides a thorough exploration of the short story’s plot, characters and main themes, including maturity and the concept of doubles. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.

This clear and detailed 24-page reading guide is structured as follows:

  • Biography of Joseph Conrad
  • Presentation of The Secret Sharer
  • Summary of The Secret Sharer
  • Character study
    • The ego: the captain-narrator and Leggatt
    • The captain-narrator
    • Leggatt
    • The others: the crewmen and Captain Archbold
  • Analysis of The Secret Sharer
    • An initiation story
    • The motif of doubles
    • Land and sea

About The Secret Sharer

The Secret Sharer was first published in 1910. It tells the story of a young, nameless captain of a sailing ship heading to Britain to deliver cargo. It is narrated entirely in the first person and tackles the themes of land, sea and doubles.

The Secret Sharer was written over a very short space of time (a little over a week) while Conrad was working on a novel. It was based on a news story from the 19th century where a young lieutenant killed a sailor due to his insolence. The Secret Sharer has been adapted on several occasions, most recently in 2014 with Peter Fudakowski’s film.

About Joseph Conrad

Joseph Conrad, whose real name was Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, was born in Ukraine to Polish parents. However, he was orphaned when he was still a child, and so he decided to join the navy. He ended up spending more than 16 years in the British navy trade and became a British citizen in 1886. Thanks to his extensive experience at sea, he has become one of the most famous “sea authors”. Although Polish was his first language, he wrote all of his books in English.

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