康拉德笔下的吉姆是追求道德自我完善的悲剧英雄,但同时也是以自我为中心、种族意识根深蒂固的殖民者。根据曼诺尼对殖民心理的研究,吉姆在弃船逃生之后实际上患上了“自卑综合症”。在帕图森成功之后,他并没有真正融入当地社会,而是生活在一个“无人的世界”中,他的孤独是殖民者种族优越感的必然结果。最终放走布朗走向自我毁灭也是他种族认同超越道德责任的必然选择。 Jim, by Conrad, is a tragic hero who pursues moral self-improvement, but at the same time is a self-centered and racially colonized colonialist. According to Manoni’s study of colonialism, Jim actually suffered from “inferiority complex” after abandonment. After Patusen’s success, he did not really integrate into the local community, but lived in an “unmanned world.” His loneliness is the inevitable result of the colonial superiority of race. The final release of Brown toward self-destruction is also an inevitable choice for his racial identity to surpass moral responsibility.