“…To tear treasure out of the bowels of the land… burglars breaking into a safe…” (Conrad 40)
Conrad is saying that each day people are being less careful and less grateful for the earths natural treasures; we cultivate the ground, tear down trees, explode cliff sides, with no real regard or remorse for doing so. He is comparing our guiltless destroying to the guiltless mind set of a robber; a robber steals from other beings, we steal from our earth, what’s the real difference?
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delicate balance here of analysis and personal commentary -- and you are right down the middle -- a nice entry
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