Features of the narrative and the nature of the characters in the works of Joseph Conrad, the novel of “Lord Jim” as a Case Study
Ihsan Mudhar Mahmoud
Tikrit University / College of Arts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/jls.5.4.2.12
Keywords: Conrad’s style, Conrad's works, Narration Technique, Character Creation, idealism and materialism
Abstract
This study discussed the nature of Conrad's fictional narrative style in forming collective images whose significance varies according to the angle from which he looks, as it directs the readers' attention towards the theoretical issues that he tests in his writings. It represents a kind of intellectual drama involving imaginative language, which assumes that Conrad discovered and tested his literary theories while writing the text, although he does not use critical language easily identifiable in his writings when it comes to establishing his convictions as it is characterized by a lack of clarity of purpose and a kind of philosophical narrative, as described by some critics, the hidden aspects included in the text extend to the reality of the characters and their being, as if they were living in a state of uncertainty, especially in the character of Captain Marlow in Lord Jim's novel.
