Knights all

“It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud, from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin, knights all.” (Conrad 3).

This section, spoken by the primary narrator of the story, shows a different perspective on imperialism from Marlow’s. Whereas Marlow continually calls European expansion and colonization “dark,” this narrator praises Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Franklin, both of whom were British commanders and explorers, and attempted to conquer various native cultures and expand Britain’s empire.

(http://www.ric.edu/faculty/rpotter/sjfranklin.html)

(http://www.mcn.org/2/oseeler/voy.htm)