The life of Lord Jim seems to be surrounded by certain signs and symbols in particular, colors have a deep and important meaning in the understanding of the nature of every character. When the crew had abandoned the ship, Jim, as it was noted in the book “They Always Leave Us”: ‘Lord Jim”, followed them committing mistake which made him feel guilty throughout the rest of his life, as well as the ghost of Patna as the symbol of darkness and evil. So, the decision of working at Patna was rather understandable and logic, however young man did not suppose that this ship is a source of evil, and by joining the crew he himself adopted this trait of irresponsibility of his actions. And a dream deep in his soul emerged, dream to become a hero, a legendary seaman, who will be well know all over the world for this braveness. Lord Jim was raised on the tales about the courage of the seamen, their great deeds, and so no wonder that young man was inspired by these stories. This is amazing how seaman, however with good education for those times, managed to conduct such a deep analysis of human nature and inner world, in particular in his masterpiece of the twentieth century- “Jim Lord”. Joseph Conrad is one of the greatest 20 th century novelist who was inspired by the long years working in the sea, by the people he met, by the obstacles and harsh conditions he had overcame.
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