An outpost of progress. An Outpost of Progress 2022-10-04
An outpost of progress
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An outpost of progress is a term that refers to a place or community that is seen as being ahead of its time or more advanced than its surroundings. These outposts are often seen as bastions of modernity, serving as a beacon of hope and a model for others to follow.
One example of an outpost of progress is a small town or village that has managed to develop and thrive despite being located in a remote or disadvantaged area. These communities often have access to resources such as education, healthcare, and technology that may be lacking in their surrounding regions. They may also have a strong sense of community and collaboration, which helps them to overcome challenges and build a better future for themselves.
Another example of an outpost of progress is a city or region that has embraced innovation and technology, leading to economic and social growth. These places may have a thriving tech industry or be home to cutting-edge research and development. They may also have a diverse and educated population, with a strong focus on sustainability and social responsibility.
In both cases, outposts of progress serve as a source of inspiration and hope for other communities, showing that it is possible to overcome challenges and create a better future. They also serve as a reminder that progress is not necessarily tied to geographic location or resources, but rather to the determination and vision of a community.
Despite their many benefits, outposts of progress can also face challenges and criticism. They may be seen as elitist or exclusive, with some arguing that they only benefit a select few and ignore the needs of others. There may also be concerns about the impact of rapid growth and development on the environment and local culture.
Ultimately, an outpost of progress is a place or community that is able to overcome challenges and embrace change in order to create a better future. While not without its challenges, it serves as a model for others to follow and a source of hope and inspiration.
An Outpost of Progress: Illustrated by Joseph Conrad
And now, released from the fostering care of men with pens behind the ears, or of men with gold lace on the sleeves, they were like those lifelong prisoners who, liberated after many years, do not know what use to make of their freedom. Every evening they said, "To-morrow we shall see the steamer. They chatted persistently in familiar tones. As the steamer that drops them off fades into the distance, Carlier and Kayerts already begin to feel uneasy. The worst is, some of Gobila's people were there, and got carried off too, no doubt. He listened and got confused.
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An Outpost of Progress
Society, not from any tenderness, but because of its strange needs, had taken care of those two men, forbidding them all independent thought, all initiative, all departure from routine; and forbidding it under pain of death. Makola showed signs of excitement, and ran out of the storehouse where he spent all his days to meet these visitors. Carlier gives up trying to break the door down and runs outside. I'd rather see it full of bone than full of rags. Carlier came back on the verandah. Carlier and Kayerts are living in colonial times.
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Outpost of Progress Summary & Study Guide
The courage, the composure, the confidence; the emotions and principles; every great and every insignificant thought belongs not to the individual but to the crowd: to the crowd that believes blindly in the irresistible force of its institutions and of its morals, in the power of its police and of its opinion. Gobila considered them attentively. How will those things come to pass in the story? I suspended myself with both hands to the cross-piece. Do you want ivory? They had been in this vast and dark country only a very short time, and as yet always in the midst of other white men, under the eye and guidance of their superiors. Consequently they were unhealthy and miserable. They could only live on condition of being machines. Rank grass began to sprout over the courtyard.
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An Outpost of Progress
At the end of two months Kayerts often would say, "If it was not for my Melie, you wouldn't catch me here. When the balance was swung true, he tried to lift a tusk into the scale. It was built neatly of reeds, with a verandah on all the four sides. Gobila considered them attentively. He locked the door, snatched his revolver, and stood panting.
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An Outpost of Progress/Chapter I
He had been, at home, an unsuccessful painter who, weary of pursuing fame on an empty stomach, had gone out there through high protections. They were pounced upon while they slept heavily after drinking all that palm wine you've allowed Makola to give them. Their predecessor had left some torn books. He was evidently a much ill-used man. He got on very well with his god. On the ground before the door of the fetish lay six splendid tusks.
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An Outpost of Progress (1982)
Bring out that sugar, Kayerts! Everything was going round. It is a fine lot. Consequently, they are unable to work, but sit passively miserable and weak. Having not a penny in the world he was compelled to accept this means of livelihood as soon as it became quite clear to him that there was nothing more to squeeze out of his relations. We talk with indignation or enthusiasm; we talk about oppression, cruelty, crime, devotion, self-sacrifice, virtue, and we know nothing real beyond the words. The great powers of Europe saw it as their duty to conquer and rule countries containing different cultures and races of people.
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An Outpost of Progress by Joseph Conrad
The plot is more than enough to make modern readers cringe; indeed it was probably always intended to make readers uncomfortably self-reflective. The next moment Mrs. Perhaps he was taking aim this very minute! Joseph Conrad was a revolutionary in his time. You had better come, too! But belonging, as they did, to a warlike tribe with filed teeth, they had more grit, and went on stupidly living through disease and sorrow. I order you to throw them into the river. The next moment Mrs.
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An Outpost of Progress (2016)
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The climate here, everybody says, is not at all worse than at home, as long as you keep out of the sun. They have lost the capacity to use what moral compass they had. Makola took no notice. He felt suddenly that this Carlier was more precious to him here, in the centre of Africa, than a brother could be anywhere else. Carlier, entering into the spirit of the thing, made a military salute and answered in a brisk tone, "Your orders shall be attended to, chief! A man may destroy everything within himself, love and hate and belief, and even doubt; but as long as he clings to life he cannot destroy fear: the fear, subtle, indestructible, and terrible, that pervades his being; that tinges his thoughts; that lurks in his heart; that watches on his lips the struggle of his last breath.
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