约瑟夫·康拉德在英国现代文学史上是一位相当特殊的人物,他的写作风格独树一帜,擅用精巧细致的叙述框架,涉及复杂的伦理道德。90年代以来中国学者对康拉德作品的解读和评论逐渐形成一股“热潮”。研究者从主题分析、叙事技巧、后殖民主义、后现代性及影响等方面对作品进行研究。就叙事技巧而言,针对马洛(Marlow)这一叙述者在作品中的作用研究的尚不多见。本文通过康拉德对马洛这一角色独具匠心设计的分析,揭示马洛的三重作用。 Joseph Conrad in the history of British modern literature is a very special character, his writing style is unique, use elaborate narrative framework, involving complex ethics. Since the 1990s, Chinese scholars gradually formed a “boom” in the interpretation and commentary of Conrad’s works. Researchers from the theme analysis, narrative techniques, post-colonialism, postmodernity and impact on the work of the study. As far as narrative techniques are concerned, there is not much research on the role of narrator Marlow in his works. This article reveals the triple role of Marlowe through the analysis of Conrad’s unique character design of Marlowe.