Read the excerpt.

Arsat's voice vibrated loudly ...

"I had her there! I had her! To get her I would have faced all mankind. But I had her-and-"

His words went out ringing into the empty distances ... Then he said quietly-

"Tuan, I loved my brother."

What is the effect of the story within a story in Joseph Conrad's "The Lagoon"?

It tells Arsat's story and gives insights into his feelings.

It tells why the white man and Arsat are friends.

It explains why the steersman does not like Arsat.

It describes the white man's personal struggle and goals.

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Lucia Durham

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10 December, 09:07

Read the excerpt.

Arsat's voice vibrated loudly ...

"I had her there! I had her! To get her I would have faced all mankind. But I had her-and-"

His words went out ringing into the empty distances ... Then he said quietly-

"Tuan, I loved my brother."

What is the effect of the story within a story in Joseph Conrad's "The Lagoon"?

It tells Arsat's story and gives insights into his feelings.

It tells why the white man and Arsat are friends.

It explains why the steersman does not like Arsat.

It describes the white man's personal struggle and goals.

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Giovanny Bowman · Answer 1

The characters including the white man and Arsat as set in third person, so they are not narrating the tale. The narration is all-knowing as all the scenes are supplied in details by the narrator. But also Arsat starts telling his tale to Tuan, which would automatically make me think that it tells Arsat’s story and gives insights to his feelings.