“One of Us” in Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim: Fact or Myth?
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https://doi.org/10.17722/jell.v3i3.72Keywords:
Courag, Honour, One of Us, Optimistic, Racism, Shame, Sympathy, Trust, UniversalityAbstract
This paper attempts to analyse the term ‘one of us’ in Joseph Conrad’s Lord Jim from a range of viewpoints. Marlow consistently regards Jim as ‘one of us’ and many hidden meanings tag along. We have to ponder over the fact that what Marlow’s actual intention is especially when he utters those three words. Consequently, the phrase, ‘one of us’ has turned into a tricky puzzle before us. Let us find out what is concealed behind these words. However, it goes without saying that this paper will concentrate especially on racism, behaviour, optimism, honour, sympathy, shameful secrets, homosexuality, trustworthiness, manliness and courage and universality in order to detect the factual meanings of the term in question.
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