You know what vast plans he had. I knew of them too—I could not perhaps understand,—but others knew of them.
Kurtz’ English girlfriend, in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, failing to notice confusion
I don’t get it.
In the story there’s nothing to understand, except that Kurtz wanted to have sex with her. The speaker’s family wouldn’t approve unless he gained tribal status (by going to Africa and killing people for ivory).
Kurtz’ English girlfriend, in Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, failing to notice confusion
I don’t get it.
In the story there’s nothing to understand, except that Kurtz wanted to have sex with her. The speaker’s family wouldn’t approve unless he gained tribal status (by going to Africa and killing people for ivory).