Title: "The Secret Sharer"

By -  Joseph Conrad

Publishing Info:  Found in Dover Thrift Edition:The Secret Sharer and other Stories  1910.

Nature: Fiction

Genre: Short Story

Sub-genre: - Sea Literature

Nationality: - British

Time:    19th Century

Rated: - A+

Use: Research Writing and The Novel

Location: - Dr. Rearick's Office and an E-text version is available on our system.

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Commentary: The student is encouraged to look at the Barrons Booknotes on our system

Study Questions

Comments:   This was one of my earliest introductions to Conrad.  In some ways its misleading.  First this story is very accesable in action and secondly it ends happily.  Still it is typical of Conrad in that outward physical activities such as in the Heart of Darkness are manifestations of what is going on within the main character.
 


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Some Sample Questions

True or False

_____ The Captain in Conrad’s "Secret Sharer" has very little sympathy for the The Sephora’s  commander even though he recognizes that the man is – even as they are speaking – still troubled by the horrors of his stormy voyage.

Choose the Best Answer

 _____ What items helps the captain in Conrads "Secret Sharer" navigate away from the island.  He needs it since the water is so still he is not certain how his craft is moving?  (A) a hat, (B) a discarded shirt, (C ) a life preserver, (D) a bottle.
 

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