Marlow's 'Conversation With Brierly In Heart Of Darkness'

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"Of course the recollection of my last conversation with Brierly is tinged with the knowledge of his end that followed so close upon it. (6.13) This quote is from the middle of the novel said by Marlow he reminds us that his conversation with Brierly is the past of the past. He met Brierly one of Jim's friends. He is wise, good and honest man, he starts telling Marlow the story of Jim and then he told Marlow about his story which is similar to Jim. Marlow had an opinion about Brierly in the past but Brierly killed himself so Marlow's opinion has changed. This quote shows the theme of memory and the past, Marlow is telling us about what happened to Brierly, and why his opinion has changed, in the past he thought that Brierly is a strong