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Joseph Conrad grew up in the Polish Ukraine, Polish Ukraine is a huge, fertile plain between the counties of Poland and Russia. Polish Ukrainewas a divided nation, that held four languages, four religions, and various of different social classes. Many of the families inethis area were Polish-speaking inhabitants, including Conrad 's family. They belonged to the szlachta, a hereditary class in the aristocracy on the social hierarchy, combining qualities of gentry and nobility. Despite the areas poor state, residence in the had political power. Conrad 's father, Apollo Korzeniowski, studied for six years at St. Petersburg University. Conrad’s father left before he had the chance to earn his degree Conrad 's mother Eva Bobrowska, was thirteen years younger than Apollo. She was the only daughter in a family of six sons. After Eva met Apollo in the year 1847, Eva was was in love with Apollo 's poetic personality and loyalty. On the other hand, he admired her lively imagination. Eva 's family disagreed with the dating situation, the two were married in 1856

After the two couples got married, Apollo did not conduct much time for his wife. His main focus was his literature and political activities, which brought income into the house. He wrote many plays and social satires. Apollo works wasn’t known as much, but he had a huge influence on his song Conrad.

Joseph Conrad is an Innovator in British Literature. His literature is influenced by his experiences in traveling to foreign countries around the world. Conrad’s literature has several of styles and techniques he uses to express his work as British literature. His unique style fluctuates from powerful and deep to exposed and harsh. His style keeps the reader in constant touch and interested in the story. In Conrad’s novels, they’re based on having both a psychological and sociological plot in them. By having a psychological and sociological plot, this is the reason Conrad’s work carries its own



Cited: Brytonski, Dedria, and Phyllis C. Mendelson, eds. Twentieth Century Literary Criticism. Vol. 1 Detroit: Hale Research Co., 1978. Dintenfass, Mark. “Heart of Darkness: A Lawrence University Freshman Studies Lecture.” 14 Mar. 1996. *http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~csicseri/dintenfass.htm* (2 Feb. 2000). Draper, James P., ed. World Literature Criticism: 1500 to the Present. Vol. 2 Detroit: Gale Research Inc., 1992. Hamblin, Stephen. “Joseph Conrad’s The Secret Agent.”

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