Joseph Conrads The Secret Sharer

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Joseph ConradsThe Secret Sharer

• an introduction

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The Early Life of Joseph Conrad

• Born in 1857 in the Polish Ukraine
• Father a political writer
• Both parents died by age 11 and lived with Uncle
• Moved to Paris at 17 to escape being drafted in
  the Russian Army
• Moved to England at 21 to pursue a career as a
  naval officer spent 20 years at sea

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Conrads Writing Career

• Not fluent in English until 21
• Wrote first book in 1889
• Continued traveling around the world
• Most famous for Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim

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Later Lifes Challenges

• Suicide attempt at 17
• After being spurned by two women he loved, he
  married Jessie George in 1896. They had two
  children together.
• Didnt experience financial success and fame
  until around 1914
• Died in 1924

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Literary Themes in The Secret Sharer

• Dualities of self
• Coming into adulthood and responsibility
• Alienation and Forgiveness
• Cain and Abel
• There but for the grace of God go I