Briti kirjandus 20.-21. sajand kordamisküsimused vastustega
the Patna, a ship full of pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the hajj. Jim joins his captain and other crew
members in abandoning the ship and its passengers. A few days later, they are picked up by a
British ship. However, the Patna and its passengers are later also saved, and the reprehensible
actions of the crew are exposed. The other participants evade the judicial court of inquiry, leaving
Jim to the court alone. The court strips him of his navigation command certificate for his dereliction
of duty. Jim is angry with himself, both for his moment of weakness, and for missing an opportunity
to be a 'hero'.
At the trial, he meets Marlow, a sea captain, who in spite of his initial misgivings over what he sees
as Jim's moral unsoundness, comes to befriend him, for he is "one of us". Marlow later finds Jim
work as a ship chandler's clerk. Jim tries to remain incognito, but whenever the opprobrium of the
Patna incident catches up with him, he abandons his place and moves further east.
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