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Works of Joseph Conrad: Essay Questions And Answers

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Conrad, Joseph

Conrad, Joseph
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Essay Questions And Answers

1. How clearly does Conrad state the moral issue in Lord Jim?

Answer: First of all, we must identify the moral issue in Lord Jim if we
are to decide how clearly the issue is stated by the author, Joseph Conrad.
The great moral issue in the novel is the degree of Jim's guilt for having
abandoned the Patna and its hundreds of passengers that night at sea. A second
problem is whether or not subsequent good works can make up for the one bad
act, the desertion.

The answer to the question is that Conrad did not state the moral ...

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