It is a little hard for me to understand the characterization of Jim, and here is some of my understanding of Jim. I think he is kind of a guide of Huck; he leaded Huck and open Huck’s eye to see a world that Huck has never seen. He is not only showing the life of slavery to Huck, but also the readers. We are not in the story, but we also can get the massage from him. I think Jim is kind of like the characters in the minstrel show. He has the things that a black slave should has—deeply believing in the life they have, but also having the wanted to run away from it. He is warm-heart, and he is a very loyal friend for Huck, just like a father. He made Huck know a lot and learn a lot.
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Jim does seem to be a sort of eye opener. Jim is used to show a side of the south that had not really been exposed. I have no idea whether or not that really was the original intention or not.
ReplyDeletei think your comment about jim being a guide (mentor, i assume) to huck is a good one. I dont think that huck understands ever, but jim teaches him about kindness and the faithfulness that friendship implies.
ReplyDeleteI love your outlook on the character of Jim...and it's a great way to look at it...that Jim was more of a guide for Huck to show him the other world that people talked down on so much...and you can always look at it both ways...they were a guide for eachother to teach eachother about the world they live in and that surrounds them..in a way they both wanted the same thing out of life just to be understood despite the color of the skin...because in their eyes that's not what was important....Great response!
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