康拉德的许多作品要么不涉及女性,要么就是让女性处于边缘的失语状态。因此有些批评家认为他有“厌女症”。然而,他在《黑暗之心》、《吉姆爷》等作品中都塑造了可爱且可敬的女性形象。她们高举火把,帮助男性指明道路,并不顾危险挽救他们的生命。这些现象表明女性在其作品中占有一定的主导位置,是对“英雄救美”这一传统主题的反拨。这种“性倒错”反映了康拉德对女性态度的双重性。 Many of Conrad’s works either do not involve women or are marginalized aphasia. So some critics think he has “misogyny.” However, he has created a lovely and respectable female image in works such as Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim. They hold high the torches, help men to identify the ways and save their lives regardless of danger. These phenomena indicate that women occupy a certain dominant position in their works and are a counterrevolution to the traditional theme of “heroic salvation”. This “sexual inversion” reflects the duality of Conrad’s attitude toward women.