Captian Brierly, one of the examiners, tries to get Jim to escape & later commits suicide (because of his disillusionment over this breach of the nautical code of honor by "one of us"?) Jim loses his certification and is tormented with guilt and hypersensitivity over his cowardice therafter, drifting from job to job, quitting when his identity is known or exposure threatens. Subsequently, the ship does not sink and Jim faces an Inquiry (in Bombay?) about their cowardly actions. The German captain and the ship's main and second engineers panic and abandon ship- and Jim jumps after them. The Patna hits a submerged obstacle on his watch and appears to be sinking, with a rusty bulkhead threatening any moment to give way. 1883), a merchant ship carrying Arab pilgrims to Mecca. Jim is the son of an English parson and becomes a ship's chief mate, with an ambition to do heroic and romantic things with his life. Ruin that results from failing to adhere to it. Overall Impression: A moving tale about a rigid code of honor and the Quotations are for the most part taken from that work, as Summary by Michael McGoodwin, prepared 1997Īcknowledgement: This work has been summarized using the Penguin 1986Įdition.
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