Joseph Conrad Research Paper

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Joseph Conrad was born on December 3, 1957 in Ukraine under the Russian Empire. He was of Polish descent and he wrote many novels and short stories. Joseph Conrad’s father was part of a committee that promoted an uprising against the Russian government. He was caught and exiled to northern Russia with his son of four years and his wife who contracted tuberculosis and passed away. Conrad and his father read the works of Dickens, James Fenimore Cooper, and more. Conrad spent time at seas and many of his prose reflect his adventures at sea, dangers he faced, and places he visited. He attempted suicide after one of his adventures at sea from which he returned in a high amount of debt. “Heart of Darkness” is largely based on his traumatic and damaging

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