Who is the real hero in the short story the lagoon by Joseph conrad?

Answer 1

By sacrificing his(Arsat's brother)own life Arsat's brother proved that there is no better friend than a brother. By corrupting an ideal under the strain of an actual experience and by showing himself inferior before a tension between love and brotherly loyalty.Arsat's brother assisted Arsat in eloping with his beloved risking his own life heroically.He tried to prevent the followers of the rulers from chasing Arsat and Diamelen. He fired them thrice then he was surrounded by the enemies who ultimately overpowered him and killed him. So in this way Arsat's brother performed a heroic role by saving the lives of Arsat and Diamelen who tried to live in the world of illusions of peace and light. sai baba

Answer 2

Arsat is a Malayan.He is the principal character in Conrad's short story 'The Lagoon'.He is also the narrator of his story of love and frustration,of betrayal and retribution.At the end we would like to point out that Arsat possesses all the qualities of a hero-his origin in a ruling family, his strength and courage.But there is a flaw in his character which causes his fall.It is his passionate love for Diamelen that makes him neglect his duty to his brother.Diamelen's sudden and unexpected death has robbed him of peace of living happily in the exclusive company of his sweet heart.Diamelen's death brings a complete darkness and a life of nothingness to Arsat.Her death fills him with remorse and he feels a need for retribution (i.e. he must repay his brother's betrayal with his own death).This determination to win back his lost honour thus raises him to the level of a tragic hero.

----R.CHATTERJEE*SAI BABA.