Joseph Conrad

The word “incorrigible” means to be altogether bad. It to be bad to the point that can no longer be reformed (Oxford English Dictionary). It means broken to the point of no repair. This word is pronounced by Dr. Monygham, the cynical doctor, in source to the subversion that the mine has introduced. In the extract the word is endless and it is used to describe the devotion of Charles Gould (amongst others) to the mine and the faith that he holds in “material interests”. The main theme of Nostromo by Joseph Conrad is the focussing riches and power corrupt even the wideest of men. This corruption begins in the liquid of the mine and its reach is stretched into many lives. Conrad likewise needinesss to bear that faith in “material interests” does non perpetually work out(p) best for the people involved, especially Nostromo, the senior pilot of the Cargadores himself. Charles Gould, the possessor of the Gould Concession (the Senor Ad ministador), becomes, “incorrigible in his devotion to the great silver mine”. In the beginning of the novel we take up the courtship between Mr. and Mrs. Gould when they are in Italy.

Here he is filled with “youthful energy”, hope and idealism to have got on the work of his father and uncle in Costaguana, and to use the wealthiness of the San Tome mine to the benefit of the people. In the extract it becomes apparent that this is non the same Charles Gould who walked in the fields of Italy with Mrs. Emillia Gould. Mrs. Gould says that, “He was perfect, perfect: hardly she would nev er have him to herself” (Conrad 2007: ! 412). The mine with its grasp has become an obstacle between the these two people. Charles Gould has become “calmness personified” (Conrad 2007: 243) and it becomes obvious that he has “fallen under the spell of the San Tome mine” (Conrad 2007:48). Just as his father before him died from that fixed idea, so too does Mr. Gould’s idealism and hope in wealth as the...If you pauperization to get a full essay, order it on our website: BestEssayCheap.com

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