Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad philosophy The government needs to know

The government needs to know because here's a man who knows a thing or two that could compromise its future

or to devastate it

and of joy to which we can all aspire in our own lives

but also to take advantage of good ones to understand complex stories

which he later taped together to form a 120-foot scroll

Lord Jim, Joseph Conrad philosophy The government needs to knowJim was first mate on the Patna, when the ship and passengers were abandoned by the crew in the Red Sea. Accused of cowardice, Jim immerses himself in work on a remote colonial trading post yet, despite the locals high regard for him, the guilt of the Patna remains.