1. Do you think Jim rarely speaks out? Why or why not?
2.Why does she think Huck must have a character of a reconstructing southerner?
3.why does Jim stay with Huck? What does this show you about his character?
4. Do you think Tom affects Jim and Huck's relationship.
5. How would you view Jim without the title of being a slave? (Character)
1. Jim speaks out, but only when he deems it necessary. There are times when Jim remains silent, because he realizes it is not worth the trouble to retaliate and protest.
ReplyDelete2. I don't know who "she" is, but if you mean Smiley, it seems she expects Huck Finn to be entirely about slavery and how bad it is, which simply doesn't fit with what Mark Twain intended.
3. Jim is very loyal to Huck, and by the end of the book he has come to know Huck as a friend. This shows that Jim is a human being with real emotions, and that he is a very good, loyal friend.
4. Tom puts a strain on Huck and Jim's relationship by treating Jim like an object and a toy. Because Huck looks up to Tom, this causes Huck to start to go back to his old, racist self. While Huck still realizes that Tom's plans are absurd, he usually doesn't tell Tom this.
5. I would view Jim as the best person in the novel; Jim is a good person and he is also incredibly honest. Whereas many characters in the novel often lie and are fake, Jim remains consistent and loyal throughout the entire story.