Conrad’s Charlie Marlow

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 1-7

3. Part I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 9-9

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   2. Young Marlow

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 11-18

   3. The Journey to the Inner Station

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 19-36

   4. Marlow and Kurtz

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 37-54

   5. Marlow the Narrator

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 55-71

4. Part II

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Conrad’s Jim

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 75-85

   3. Marlow’s Initial Response to Jim

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 86-99

   4. Marlow Becomes Jim’s Ally

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 100-110

   5. Marlow’s Inner Conflicts

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      Pages 111-127

   6. Jim as a Mimetic Character

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      Pages 128-144

   7. Marlow on Jim in Patusan

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      Pages 145-159

   8. Where does Conrad Stand in Lord Jim?

      • Bernard J. Paris

      Pages 160-168

5. Back Matter

   Pages 169-173

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This study argues that Conrad portrays Marlow and his relationships with a psychological depth that is unsurpassed in literature. In Youth , Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim , he is a continuously-evolving character whose thoughts, feelings, and behaviours are expressions of his personality and experience.

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'Bernard Paris offers a direct challenge to critics, who have commonly viewed Conrad's Marlow not as an 'imagined human being' but instead as a literary device or a purveyor of themes or a purely functional character. Paris, who has long been interested in the psychological study of literary characters, uses close textual analysis in his straightforward and thoroughgoing assessment of the crucial links between the evolving character and personal psychology of the Marlow who appears in 'Youth' and the Marlow of 'Heart of Darkness' and Lord Jim. A work of literary analysis but also a highly personal work that reads, in part, like a passionate tribute to a time-honored and deeply appreciated literary friend, Conrad's Charlie Marlow offers readers a penetrating and deeply sympathetic psychological portrait of Conrad's Charlie Marlow in a refreshingly accessible way.' - J. Brooks Bouson, Professor of English, Loyola University of Chicago

BERNARD PARIS is Emeritus Professor of English and former Director of the Institute for Psychological Study of the Arts at the University of Florida, USA.

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