1.) “…I should be loyal to the nightmare of my choice…” (Conrad 85)
When Marlow decided to find Kurtz he knew what could become of it, he knew the dangers that were possible and he had signed himself off to do this. When he says he should be loyal to the nightmare of his choice he means that though things are not going completely as smoothly as planned he allowed this to happen to himself, he placed himself in his own horrible nightmare and must continue to do so until it is finished. Conrad is stating that most people don't own up to their mistakes or follow through with what they signed up to do, but Marlow has to, he doesn't have a choice.
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