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The Patna
The Patna, the ship where Jim once served as first mate, represents the failures in Jim’s life: both his failure to live up to his romantic ideas about himself as well as his failure…
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Patusan
Unlike the Patna, which is the source of Jim’s deep shame, Patusan becomes a new opportunity for Jim that gives him a chance to grow. It symbolizes the positive and negative potential of…
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Butterflies
Butterflies, specifically Stein’s specimens of dead butterflies preserved in jars, symbolize the disparity between the ideal and the real. The character Stein is a naturalist who is famous across Europe for his collections of…
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