The thesis concludes that Scobie has the characteristic of a modern hero because he does not identify himself with the corrupt society he lives in, nor with the rigid doctrine of the Orthodox Church.

• 最后得出结论：斯戈比具有一个现代英雄的性格特征，因为他不愿与他所生活的那个腐朽社会同流合污，更不愿遵从一套不符合自己理想的、死板的、所谓正统教条。