Hodges R R
J Homosex. 1979 Summer;4(4):379-93. doi: 10.1300/J082v04n04_05.
Conrad's biography reveals only peripheral, though suggestive, awareness of homosexuality. His fiction, however, shows a continuing concern with some underlying features of female and male homosexuality. Suggestions of a positive view of homoerotic relations can be discerned in the strong works of his early career, specifically Lord Jim and "The Secret Sharer." The later novels and stories, usually characterized as sentimental and conventional, dramatize an overt fear of homosexuality consistent with Conrad's hostile reaction to the Casement revelations. Chance features an evil lesbian, Victory an equally destructive homosexual male. Only the autobiographical A Shadow Line shows a return to the earlier positive attitude toward male bonding with sexual overtones. Scholars have been reluctant to notice these concerns, since Conrad is considered a "man's" writer.
康拉德的传记仅揭示了他对同性恋的一些边缘性的、虽具启发性但较为肤浅的认识。然而，他的小说却持续关注着男女同性恋的一些潜在特征。在他早期创作的力作中，尤其是《吉姆爷》和《秘密分享者》，可以看出他对同性恋关系持有一种积极态度。而他后期的小说和故事，通常被认为多愁善感且传统守旧，其中明显表现出对同性恋的恐惧，这与康拉德对凯斯门特事件披露的敌对反应相一致。《机缘》中有一个邪恶的女同性恋者，《胜利》中有一个同样具有破坏性的男同性恋者。只有自传体小说《一线光明》表现出回归到早期对带有性暗示的男性之间情感纽带的积极态度。学者们一直不愿关注这些问题，因为康拉德被视为一位“男性”作家。
