The Realization of Death Can Change an Individual

The Realization of death can change an Individual
Lord Jim, written in 1900 by Joseph Conrad is a tragic heroic novel portraying the main character's attempts to escape his cowardice past. Marlow Jim's friend (and narrator) tells of the quest for Jim's youthful dreams of the sea. After Jim becomes a seaman he abandons a ship when it hits an underwater object, he leaves his crewmates and pilgrims behind. The Patina never sinks and he is summed to court where he is stripped of his officer's certification. Jim shortly after receives a new job as a port man. …