![]() ![]() Is Jim a courageous man? Does his courage change throughout the novel?ĭiscuss the parallels between Stein and Jim. How does Conrad problematize the relationship between "facts" and "experience"-for example, as illustrated by the official Inquiry into the Patna incident? Choose one and analyze the significance of his presence in the novel. Some of the minor characters in the novel-Brierly, Stein, and Brown in particular-reflect significant themes in the novel or in Jim's story. ![]() Is Jim's fate at the end a "logical" conclusion to his story? How does all the evidence of his character make his final choice understandable? What kind of life is Marlow referring to? How does romanticism navigate between illusions and realities? In Jim's case, what is illusion and what is reality, and how does Jim mature? "In no other kind of life is the illusion more wide of reality-in no other is the beginning all illusion" (99). What is the significance of Marlow's statement, "He is one of us"? Who does the "us" refer to? To what degree is Jim representative of the human condition, of Westerners, etc.? ![]() What does the young woman Jewel represent in Lord Jim? Discuss the myth surrounding her name, as well as its relation to the "Eastern bride" of opportunity. ![]()
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