An Outpost of Progress by Conrad and The Daughters of the Late Colonel by Katherine Mansfield

In the beginning of "An Outpost Of Progress" and "The Daughters Of The Late Colonel" the protagonists of both stories are dependent on each other. The protagonists in "An Outpost Of Progress", Kayerts and Carlier, depend on each other, because they are the only white men in the place. Surrounded by the black community they realize that if one would die, the other would remain alone and that makes them afraid and dependent. "The idea that he would, perhaps, have to bury Carlier and remain alone, gave him an inward shiver (….) he felt suddenly that this Carlier was more precious to him here, in the center of Africa, than a brother could be anywhere else" (Conrad, 59). The protagonists of "The Daughters Of The Late Colonel", Josephine and Constantia, are dependent on each other, because they do not have any self-confidence and they can not make decisions on their own. …