“It contained a couch, two camp-stools, a loaded Martini-Henry leaning in one corner, a tiny table, and the steering-wheel” (44).
A Martini-Henry is a type of rifle used to by the British during their colonial expansion. It was used for approximately fifty years and any surviving today are popular items in collector’s gun cabinets. In the pilot-house the rifle symbolizes the brutality among peacefulness that Marlow encounters in the Congo.
A Martini-Henry is a type of rifle used to by the British during their colonial expansion. It was used for approximately fifty years and any surviving today are popular items in collector’s gun cabinets. In the pilot-house the rifle symbolizes the brutality among peacefulness that Marlow encounters in the Congo.
Works Cited:
Atkin, Jason. "Martini-Henry Rifles and Carbines." The Martini-Henry. 20 Aug. 2007. 26 Aug. 2008 http://www.martinihenry.com/
Photo Credit: http://www.martinihenry.com/
another fine example of a precise connection and explanation
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