... believe is a real person. His readers think that the doppelganger is a real person, but Conrad hints that the doppelganger is not a real person. In The Secret Sharer by Joseph Conrad, isolation and stress at sea drive the young Captain to create a fantasized character named Leggatt who is a representation of the type of person the Captain would like to be. The experiences with Leggatt help him undergo a positive metamorphosis. Before ... the young Captain meets Leggatt, he encounters plenty of stress ... ...

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