1.) “… A kind of ship as rigid as concertina…” (Conrad 8)
Concertina is a type of wire, much like barbed or razor wire, which is used in many wars to build fences around the perimeter of their base. Not only is it used to structure fences as a defense mechanism but it was also used for traps. Concertina wire is relatively strong and very rigid, and when enough wire is placed together can be a very fortified fence. When Marlow is speaking about the river and begins to talk about ships and says that the ship was as rigid as concertina he means that it was a very well fortified ship.
Concertina is a type of wire, much like barbed or razor wire, which is used in many wars to build fences around the perimeter of their base. Not only is it used to structure fences as a defense mechanism but it was also used for traps. Concertina wire is relatively strong and very rigid, and when enough wire is placed together can be a very fortified fence. When Marlow is speaking about the river and begins to talk about ships and says that the ship was as rigid as concertina he means that it was a very well fortified ship.
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