Morality and Lagoon Literary Essay

The Lagoon is a story somewhat a hu spell race who visits an old friend they had been fighting in a struggle and became good friends since then. Nevertheless, a long time had passed without knowing much about each other, and these friends oblige a lot to talk about. The consequences of a inconsiderate decision seem to doom the life of a man who suffers pangs of conscience. A story written by Joseph Conrad, who is considered one of the greatest novelists of the English Literature, shows how unsafe and unstable the human morality skunk be.What sort of swear would wreak a man betray his own brother? The selfish desire of a man who pursued love, happiness and peace with her erotic love muliebrity would be one of the answers. There is a time when a man should forget incorruptiblety and respect. Might and authority are given to rulers, hardly to all men is given love and strength and courage. (Page 8) The healthful love he felt for her, made him to go beyond the limits. His b eloved brother supported him he bravely became selflessly involved in his brothers love venture for they had always been very loyal to each other since they were children. Therefore, selfishness and cowardice were stronger than brotherhood.Arsat was so focused on escaping with his charr that he seemed to forgot how much he loved his brother, he did not find it, he was risking his life and also the others. There is half a man in you now the other half is in that woman. I can wait. When you are a whole man again, you will come venture with me here to shout defiance. We are sons of the same mother. (Page 9) But these linguistic communication seemed to have been ignored by him, because what he seemed to have had in his sagacity was not love really, but obsession. I longed to be with her in a safe place beyond the reach of mens choler and of womens spite. My love was so great, that I thought it could guide me to a country where death was unknown, if I could only escape from Inchi Midahs spite and from our Rulers sword. (Page 9) Thus, his obsessed mind led him to the vile betrayal of his brother who loved him.When the plan was being executed by the three of them, the situation turns out really bad. His brother was about to be caught by the guards and the weak loyalty he had for his brother in that blink of an eye of doubt and fear, was influenced by his selfish obsession which encouraged him to push the canoe and scape without his brother. His brother was left to his fate in spite of the fearsome shouts he cried. I am coming The men were close to him. I looked. Many men. Then I looked at her. Tuan, I pushed the canoe I comprehend him cry my name twice I never turned nates. (Page 10) He could bear all those years without thinking on what he had done to his brother because of his woman, but she was about to die and now he seems to be dying too.The day he betrayed his brother, seemed to have doomed the remain of his life and certainly it did. His woman w as suffering of a strange disorder and died. He desperatelytried to recover her but his efforts were useless. And the past comes spur to his mind every moment. Although he hopes to find his road to follow, he may not escape from his conscience, a nightmare he will have to face till the day of his death.