# Chester — Lord Jim character guide

> Chester in Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0014-xiii

## Who they are

A cynical old seaman who proposes a shady business scheme to Jim.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/iii)

Not present in this chapter.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xiv)

Chester, a West Australian with a rugged appearance, approaches Marlow after the inquiry, dismisses Jim's distress, and proposes to give Jim a job on his guano island.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xv)

Chester is recalled by Marlow as a figure who had a practical, unfeeling solution for Jim's disaster.

### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lord_jim_se/chapters/xvi)

Marlow mentions Chester's offer and his fate, contrasting it with Jim's path.

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