Question

Conrad contrasts _____.
a. the peaceful, prosperous setting in which the story is told with the gritty details of Marlow's journey
b. the pious, compassionate attitudes of the story's listeners with the colonists on the Congo
c. the silent, smooth sail of the yawl with the clattering, clunky steamboat
d. the rough and stormy Mediterranean with the slow, snake-like Congo

Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "b. the pious, compassionate attitudes of the story's listeners with the colonists on the Congo." Conrad contrasts the pious, compassionate attitudes of the story's listeners with the colonists on the Congo