HOD #22

“Perhaps you will think it passing strange this regret for a savage who was no more account than a grain of sand in a black Sahara” (p.46). The author makes a reference to the Sahara desert, the largest desert in the world. It is approximately 3,500,000 square miles, which means it is about half the size of the continental United States. Conrad's knowledge of the world in its entirety is extremely impressive. The narrator says how the savage is like a grain of sand in this desert, which is extremely degrading.
“Sahara.” MSN Encarta. 29 Aug. 2009. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861726848/Sahara.html