Heart of Darkness 13.

1.) “…I noticed there was a hole in the bottom of the pail…” (Conrad 31)

At this part of the book a man was trying to put out a fire in the town and continued scurrying to and fro from the river with a pale to carry water which was meant to be poured on the flames to put them out. However it just so happens that there was a hole in the bottom of the bucket so when he got back to the fire the bucket was nearly empty but he continued to work relentlessly. Through this quote Conrad shows that even though he may not have had a huge difference in whether or not the fire was put out but he was still trying and putting his best foot forward even when things weren’t going his way.