Conrad's Secret Sharer

What is the mood established by the opening paragraph.

Calm and Mysterious caused by isolation.

Why does the captain not refer the sephora as a ship?

to increase suspense

Why does the captain decide to take the first watch himself

Because he thinks hes a stranger and his shipmates are tired.

Irony of the captain’s statement “Untempted life of the sea,” “elementary moral beauty,” and “disquieting problems.”

Leggatt appears and he is a problem

What qualities does the captain see in leggatt after he sees him hanging onto the ladder.

Leggatt holds onto the ladder and not attempt to get up.

Does Leggatt’s strangling of the sailor appear to be a clear and simple act of murder?

No, there was so much water due to waves, we don’t know if the waves had killed the sailor or Leggatt.

does leggatt feel remorse after killing the sailor

yes and no, yes because he is doesn’t want to face the consequences and no because he thought it was justified.

Why does the young captain bond so quickly with leggatt

They are similar, similar events, similar thoughts, similar looks, and they both are strangers to their ships.

How does the captain’s conversation with archbold revel that he is immovably on leggatt’s side?

He defends leggatt saying how it might’ve been the waves that killed the sailor, not leggatt.

How does the crew feel about the captain? How does he know their feelings?

They think he’s crazy, and is shown by them doing gestures to their head and gossiping among each other.

When does the captain come closest to a complete mental breakdown?

When the steward brought the coat to the bathroom where leggatt is hidden.

Why does the captain insist on getting close to the shore?

Because leggatt being a strong swimmer is weak from malnutrition.

How does conrad heighten the tension of this scene describing the ship’s approach to the shore?

The ship almost collides with the ground.

Why is the floppy hat important. 

By letting go of his id, he becomes a stronger character and better captain.

Which crewmate is the Id?

Leggatt and the 2nd mate

Which crewmate is the ego?

The Captain and steward

Which crewmate is the superego

Archbold

Why is leggatt the embodiment of id

He killed people without reason, and he also symbolically leaps into water (subconscious) like how the id is in freudian iceberg model.