While at first, Marlow describes the events surrounding Fresleven's death as a "glorious affair," the details within his account suggest otherwise. First of all, his diction connotes a harsh tone, with the use of racial slurs. He casually uses this derogatory term which certainly does not represent anything glorious. Moreover, he also uses comical and sarcastic narration to describe the story which shows his insensitivity towards this man's death. The fact that he is sarcastic throughout his account shows that the reader should not have taken his description of the death as a "glorious affair" seriously in the first place.
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