The spirit of youth has changed dramatically
since the days of
Joseph Conrad and
his story, "Youth." Conrad
strongly emphasises the
desire and strong
will of the young crewmen. Whereas,
today's youth do
not posses he
drive and motivation of their ancestors.
All in all, it
is clear through
the passing time, attitudes have changed.
1 "O Youth! The strength of it, the faith of it, the
imagination
of it!" Conrad's example of youth powerfully
describes the greatness of
it all. Marlow and the other young crewmen possessed
this quality of
youth and
powerfully exemplified it on the treacherous voyage of the Judea.
The youth of
today, as many feel, do not have the strong characteristics of
past
generations. One hundred years ago, a
young man may have gone on a
dangerous voyage
like Marlow, but a young man today leads a more secure,
cushioned life.
The changes in attitudes over time may be due
to the fact that
today's
generations do not have nearly as many hardships as in the past.
With all the
technology and scientific breakthroughs, have it easy.
To conquer a
problem in a modern lifestyle today, is to have a steady
source of
income. In retrospect, today's youth
benefit much greater than
the youth of the
past. Although the youth of the past
benefit in the fact
that they
accomplished thier goals, and have many special memories to
reflect on, as
Marlow did.
1. Joseph Conrad,
"Youth," Story and Structure
Laurence Perrine (ed) (Toronto, Harcourt & Brace, 1966)
p. 14
Bibliography
Conrad,
Joseph "Youth" Story and Structure.
Perrine,
Laurence. Toronto. Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc.
1966
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