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There was a film adaptation made in 1967 starring David soul...

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 08:16:22 PST

There was a film adaptation made in 1967 starring David soul (“Hutch” in the old tv show “Starsky and Jutch”), but that’s not available to buy. What is available is a movie made in 1952 called “Face to Face,” starring James Mason and Gene Locjhart. It’s actually two short stories made into one movie, with “the Secret Sharer” first followed by “The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky” by Stephen Crane. Why these two stories were...

Where can I find "The Secret Sharer" as a movie to buy? Does anyone...

Mon, 7 Dec 2009 07:42:09 PST

Where can I find "The Secret Sharer" as a movie to buy? Does anyone know? Thanks for any help. contact me by email sandicosta@yahoo.com

in The Secret Sharer what is the uncertainty, and what factors...

Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:15:10 PST

in The Secret Sharer what is the uncertainty, and what factors contribute to it?

A very good question! The story is based on a historical incident, but...

Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:00:33 PST

A very good question! The story is based on a historical incident, but because of the first-person point of view, we know only what the captain tells us. Most critics agree that Leggatt is real. Taking Leggatt onboard and hiding him is against maritime law, but doing so successfully gives the captain a sense of accomplishment that reaches its peak when he manages to deposit Leggatt as close to shore as possible without running his ship...

The Captain risks the lives of his crew, career, and ship to help...

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:49:02 PST

The Captain risks the lives of his crew, career, and ship to help Leggatt escape. Why would he do this for a complete stranger?

Was there really a secret sharer, or is this a figment of the Captain's...

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:34:25 PST

Was there really a secret sharer, or is this a figment of the Captain's imagination to help him through his first voyage as captain?

In "The Screct Sharer," the captain senses an...

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:49:02 PST

In "The Screct Sharer," the captain senses an inexplicable connection to the man floating alongside his ship: "The self-possession of that man had somehow induced a corresponding state in myself....A mysterious communication was established already between us two...."The captain feels that Leggatt is his "double...other self," a reflection of his own being in appearance and size. When Leggatt explains why...

The captain offers Leggatt a place to hide and an eventual means of...

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:26:33 PST

Does he get anything?????

Why does the Captain allow Leggatt to stay and then hide him in...

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:24:59 PST

Why does the Captain allow Leggatt to stay and then hide him in "The Secret Sharer"?

What is the connection between the story the Chief Mate tells about...

Sun, 19 Oct 2008 17:23:31 PST

Very good questions! PLease give me ur opinions

Does Conrad want us to think the narrator’s action in hiding Leggatt...

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:05:31 PST

Does Conrad want us to think the narrator’s action in hiding Leggatt and endangering his ship is admirable? Bad judgment? A young man's folly?

Leggatt is a real person, and distinct from the captain. The story is...

Sun, 6 Apr 2008 21:08:13 PST

Leggatt is a real person, and distinct from the captain. The story is about how Leggatt, a man without conscience, corrupts the (basically good, but naive and inexperienced) captain to the point that he endangers the whole ship. See Robert Hare's book Without Conscience for a description of psychopathy. What's amazing to me is how clearly Conrad can delineate this type of personality disorder.

Determining if Leggatt is real or not

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:23:55 PST

I'm sort of confused about this whole thing. I think he's real, but then at times I think he's just a version of the captain. What does everyone else think? Is Leggatt real or is he another half of the Captain himself?

he was held as a captive on the Sphora and whenever the sephora would...

Sun, 9 Mar 2008 20:51:10 PST

he was held as a captive on the Sphora and whenever the sephora would land he would've been probably tried for murder

What was his punishment while on the ship where the murder occurred?

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:59:54 PST

What was his punishment while on the ship where the murder occurred?

What happened to resalt in murber?

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:53:38 PST

What happened to resalt in murber?

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:49:18 PST

What happened to resalt in murber?

The narrator is referring to Leggatt as his alter ego--everything he...

Mon, 8 Oct 2007 05:45:14 PST

The narrator is referring to Leggatt as his alter ego--everything he wishes he could be but is not. The captain is only 27-years old, a young man to be in charge of men who are older and much more experienced than himself. The captain identifies with Leggatt, and through this identification he achieves a greater self-definition. The exact nature of the connection between the captain and Leggatt, however, is not clear. Leggatt has killed a...

Why does the narrator refer to Leggatt as "my other self"?...

Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:05:42 PST

Why does the narrator refer to Leggatt as "my other self"? Describe how the narrator and Leggatt are similar.

The Captain is the narrator, and we can see by his actions, and what he...

Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:59:38 PST

The Captain is the narrator, and we can see by his actions, and what he says, that he is unsure of himself. At only 27 he is in charge of a group of men older and more experienced than he is. Because of this, he is constantly questioning and judging his own thoughts and actions. He did not know himself well, which is why he says, "I was something of a stranger to myself." Through his identification and eventually understating with Leggett,...