Abstract
Under Western Eyes was begun in December 1907, and completed over the next two years. It continues several of the structural characteristics we have observed in its immediate predecessor, namely, a political theme which is larger than the career of the individual hero, a strong and significant part for the heroine, a tendency to place characters in pairs of opposites, and heavy reliance upon extended dialogues in the form of set pieces or interviews as a means of furthering the plot. It also shares the central theme of this phase, the reluctant hero unwillingly dragged into an undertaking he would rather have avoided, and thereby committed against his wishes to one side of the conflict.
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© 1984 Stephen K. Land
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Land, S.K. (1984). Under Western Eyes and The Secret Sharer. In: Conrad and the Paradox of Plot. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-07274-3_11
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