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"Heart of Darkness" is one of Joseph Conrad's major works. Considered the first truly modernist novel in the history of British literature, the work records the story of Captain Marlowe on the Congo River as told on a ship docked outside London. In this work, the author has made profound thoughts on the theme of human civilization and human nature. "Lord Jim" is a novel written by Conrad in 1900. Among all Conrad's works, "Lord Jim" is called a landmark masterpiece. In this work, Conrad incorporates profound moral implications, delicate psychological description and unique narrative techniques. The uncomplicated plot contains the contradictions of human nature and the judgment of human life. The publication of this novel attracted the attention of many critics.

This is Joseph Conrad's first novel, which established his status in the British literary world as soon as it was published. The story takes place in Southeast Asia in the 19th century, where Dutch businessman Almeyer was struggling to survive. He tried to change the status quo by taking control of his beloved daughter's marriage, but was ultimately disillusioned. The novel promotes the plot narrative with fascinating psychological narration, and depicts environmental images with novel and powerful personal language. While revealing that the characters are trapped in the conflict between Eastern and Western cultures and cannot escape their tragic fate, it also demonstrates the author's profound thinking about the evils of Western colonialism.

"The Black Sailor on the Narcissus" is a unique novel that can be seen as an allegory for human existence. What is particularly unique is that Joseph Conrad set the stage on the sea - a place that is unfamiliar to ordinary writers but familiar to him, and wrote about the typical situations and characteristics of human beings. Human beings are small, fragile, and covered in stains, but they are not unforgivable. It is those simple and tenacious souls that support the backbone of human existence. Conrad used a ship and a voyage to vividly demonstrate the various possibilities of human nature. His narrative skills and meticulous thinking have created this unique style of work.