The Darker Side People learn from experience. This is a very common expression in society. Different experiences in a person’s life can be advantageous and make him a better person. He can learn from other people or from what is going on in his life at the time. With the new knowledge or outlook he has obtained, he is now able to use it to his advantage and make his life better. In the …showed first 75 words of 1140 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1140 total…was a crime to be hiding him. Moreover, when he brought the ship close to shore to let Leggatt swim to safety, his confidence level rose, since he had enough confidence to believe he would not ground his ship. Conrad helps this story become universal by leaving the Captain and the ship nameless. Therefore, this novel emphasizes that each of us has a dark side that we must confront at sometime on life’s path.