The present thesis takes Joseph Conrad＇s best-known novel, Lord Jim as a text of analysis to explore its themes that are the ambiguous nature of good and evil, the importance and fragility of ideals, the isolation of...The present thesis takes Joseph Conrad＇s best-known novel, Lord Jim as a text of analysis to explore its themes that are the ambiguous nature of good and evil, the importance and fragility of ideals, the isolation of the individual, and the threat of disaster and failure that looms behind the calm surface of every day. It focuses on the psychological process of the protagonist, Jim, by employing Freud＇s psychoanalysis to solve the puzzle surrounding Jim.展开更多
文摘The present thesis takes Joseph Conrad＇s best-known novel, Lord Jim as a text of analysis to explore its themes that are the ambiguous nature of good and evil, the importance and fragility of ideals, the isolation of the individual, and the threat of disaster and failure that looms behind the calm surface of every day. It focuses on the psychological process of the protagonist, Jim, by employing Freud＇s psychoanalysis to solve the puzzle surrounding Jim.
