Estrangement in Joseph Conrads Amy Foster and in Rebecca Wests The Re

Estrangement in Joseph Conrads Amy Foster and in Rebecca Wests The impart of the SoldierThe concept of male alienation in an terra incognita environment is portrayed in twain Joseph Conrads short story, Amy Foster, as rise as in Rebecca Wests book, The Re troll of the Soldier. First, there ar adverse reactions to the male protagonists placement in their environments. The reactions vary between the protagonists and the stack they come into contact with. Second, there are similarities and differences between the focal point the deuce authors chose to explore the situations booned. Third, both protagonists handle their estrangement differently. It is hard to behave suitably when you are among peculiar customs. It seems ironic that in both instances, the protagonist has reached the alien environment from violent circumstances. In Amy Foster, the main character, Yanko Goorall, falls victim to a shipwreck, leaving him stranded in a mysterious land. For instance, Conrad wri tes he was a castawaywashed ashore here in a storm. And for himEngland was an unexplored country (Conrad 140). Upon arrival, he was horrendous and in need of shelter and sustenance, make him to appear as though he was behaving erratically. The driver of Mr. Bradleys milk-cart do no secret of it that he had lashed with his whip at a furlike sort of gipsy fellow who, jumping at a turn of the roadmade a snatch at the ponys bridle (Conrad 145). This is justified by the narrator who claims Maybe that in his desperate endeavours to get help, and in his need to get in touch with rough one, the poor devil had tried to stop the cart (Conrad 145). Although Yanko had appeared to be behaving oddly, his behaviors were overly responded to in a rather harsh f... ... from his present life, back to a time when he was safe and happy. In conclusion, the idea of male estrangement in an alien environment is examined in both Joseph Conrads fabulous short story, Amy Foster, as vigorous as i n Rebecca Wests sad tale, The Return of the Soldier. First, various reactions occur. There are the reactions to the protagonists as well as the reactions of the protagonists. Second, the authors chose to explore different situations. Despite this fact, there are a few similarities in both situations. Third, each protagonist explores his situation differently. iodine runs from his past, his eyes gleaming with a brighter future. The other openly embraces his past, while rejecting his present life and hoping for a second chance. There is no easy way of going about it, and it is interesting how similar yet different both of these adventures are.