Lord Jim | Characters

Lord Jim
Lord Jim is the title character who redeems a life haunted by shame when he offers his life as payment for the life of his dead friend. Jim is an idealistic young man who dreams of being a hero and tries to achieve this dream by becoming a naval officer. His first attempts at glory are failures, yet he waits for his chance. When he deserts his ship, the Patna, leaving eight hundred Moslem pilgrims to what he thinks will be a horrible death, Jim feels he has betrayed himself. When the ship does not sink and the public trial of Jim reveals his actions, he loses...

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