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Was there any other way Jim could redeem his lost honor with the Natives besides doing what he did? Why was it more important to him to redeem himself in the eyes of Natives, than those of his own, white man's, civilization?

Michael Tomilowitz I think ultimately he was most concerned with redeeming himself to himself. He held himself to principles. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "nothi…moreI think ultimately he was most concerned with redeeming himself to himself. He held himself to principles. In the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "nothing can bring you peace but yourself... nothing can bring you peace but the triumph of principles". I thought Conrad's Jim is among the most psychologically poignant portraits of a character that I've ever come across.(less)

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conrads vision in lord jim?

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Is Marlow a reliable narrator?

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