English

Alfred Gilmore

18 July, 02:29

Based on the following quote from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, what is the narrator's view of a life or death struggle?

"I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable greyness, with nothing underfoot, with nothing around, without spectators, without clamour, without glory, without the great desire of victory, without the great fear of defeat, in a sickly atmosphere of tepid skepticism, without much belief in your own right, and still less in that of your adversary."

select one:

a. emptiness

b. gut-wrenching (incorrect)

c. powerful

d. invigorating (Incorrect)