6/20/2023 0 Comments Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad![]() ![]() ![]() The reader, however, now learns of a collision at sea where Jim leapt to his feet but was beaten. He is smart, physically fit, and a dreamer of danger and success. ![]() Born the son of a parson, he is answering the call of the sea. Jim is rootless, moving farther and farther east, escaping whatever fact of his history that seems to be following him. Jim comes to be known as "Tuan Jim" or "Lord Jim" among the Malays of the jungle village where he lives "incognito." Answering just how he becomes "Lord Jim" and just why he is "incognito" is the project of the tale. Thus the reader learns that the man has "Ability in the abstract" and that he is able to apply it "practically." The man is called " Jim." Lord Jim begins with the powerful physical description of a man "an inch, perhaps two, under six feet, powerfully built." He has a deep voice and immaculate dress, being white "from shoes to hat," and he makes his living as a water-clerk in "various Eastern ports." He is "very popular." This image is layered with attributes that arise in a consideration of what is required to be a water-clerk of quality. ![]()
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