"Chance: A Tale in Two Parts" by Joseph Conrad is a story that follows Charles Powell, a young sailor who has just earned his qualification as second mate. The book looks at the ups and downs of life and how things out of our control affect us. The story starts at an inn by a river, where Powell talks with another sailor and expresses feelings of sadness and longing. Powell thinks about how hard it has been to get a job after finishing his test. He feels let down by the world, which seems not to care about him. Through Powell's own feelings and his conversations with others, the author shows the tough experiences sailors often go through, and how surprising meetings can change everything for them. As Powell deals with these difficulties, we learn about his hopes and how fate plays a big part in what happens to him.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
By Joseph Conrad
A newly qualified sailor's hopes and dreams are tested by a series of unexpected events and the cruel indifference of the world around him.
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About the AuthorJoseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world.
Joseph Conrad was a Polish-British novelist and story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language and although he did not speak English fluently until his twenties, he became a master prose stylist who brought a non-English sensibility into English literature. He wrote novels and stories, many in nautical settings that depict crises of human individuality in the midst of what he saw as an indifferent, inscrutable and amoral world.
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