The Reality-Ideal Conflict in Joseph Conrad’s Works

The Reality-Ideal Conflict in Joseph Conrad’s Works is an analytical study of the eternal clash between illusion and reality in the works of the famous novelist. Seeing through the hypocrisy of the western world Joseph Conrad was able to project through fictional themes his experience, that behind the ideal of spreading Christianity and European civilization there lay the power-hungry materialism of the west. This study successfully establishes that through his pre-occupation with the profound problem of evil Conrad uncovers the varied forms and facets of evil in man, in society, in nature, and in the universe, tracing at great length the moral repercussions of the discovery of evil in all these forms.