Releasing all notions of truth and adopting an openness to unanswered questions and uncertain mystery frees oneself from the expectation of others. Jim realizes truth exists beyond himself and yet can be found within: " 'In the destructive element immerse!...To follow the dream, and again to follow the dream-and so-always-usque ad finem...' He was romantic, but none the less true. Who could tell what forms, what visions, what faces, what forgiveness he could see in the glow of the west!..." (Conrad 198). There no longer exists a universe of expectations rotating around Jim, bit now Jim rotates around the center of an enigmatic truth. The unanswerable question or the paradoxical statement can only hint at the essence of the truth that remains the same by only one quality- an ever-changing nature. Jim finally takes the plunge into a world of change where he must release his grasp of reality and accept what destiny delivers him.

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Approximate Word count = 631
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)