The novel, Lord Jim, centers on Jim, the protagonist who is a romantic dreamer. He wants make a living on the sea and become a hero. Ironically, when he is presented with an opportunity to save someone, he hesitates to jump to the sinking boat and rescue the people. After a long period of training, he becomes a part of the crew of the Patna, a ship with Muslim pilgrims. When the ship is about …
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…During a storm, the ship and the pilgrims were abandoned in rough seas by its European officers, who were rescued and taken to the port of Aden. Thinking that the ship would never survive the storm, the officers reported it to be lost. Amazingly, the Jeddah was towed into Aden the next day. All the Muslim pilgrims were still on board and alive. The naval officers were fully disgraced, tried, and found guilty. no bibliography