2007-11-18 13:50:15 · 1 answers · asked by uyen l 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I like Marlowe's quote when he comes face to face with his own death after he witnesses Kurtz in his final moments as he utters his last words: "The horror! The horror!" I think that is the moment that Marlowe experiences a great change in his attitude toward life.
"I have wrestled with death. It is the most unexciting contest you can imagine. It takes place in an impalpable grayness, with nothing underfoot, with nothing around, without spectators, without clamor, 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. If such is the form of ultimate wisdom, then life is a greater riddle than some of us think it to be." (page 194)
2007-11-24 04:43:57 · answer #1 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋