Jim the Wise Overseer
In Mark Twains’ novel, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Twain chooses to create his characters and allow them to demonstrate their traits and personalities within their own actions and thought patterns. For example, Pap’s speech to Huck and their relationship cannot be compared to even the intimate situation Huck and Jim shared while Jim told Huck about his family. Twain does not choose to depict Pap as being a father figure for Huck, he reveals Pap to be an indecent man who sees his son as a bank that he can continuously take advantage of him for his own selfish gains. Pap barely appeared in Huck’s life except when he proved profitable, it was rare that Pap would be sober around Huck and he does not appear to be a role …show more content…
This evidence is shown through the context of the story and decisions made by the two of the men regarding the best interest of Huck. For example, Jim 's wisdom and survival instincts prove to be superior to those of Hucks or even Pap 's at the house when Huck decided it would be a good idea to play that prank on Jim with the snake. Jim had proved that he knew more than Huck, simply with the knowledge of realizing that when you chop off the head of a snake it’s mate will still find him or her and attack whoever is in its’ presence. The relationship Huck and Jim share causes one or the other of them to do things they usually do not do. For instance, when Huck attempted to make a fool of Jim with the story he told of their separation on the raft, once Huck figured how much he had hurt Jim because of how much worrying he made Jim do he was ashamed, “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger, but I done it, and warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards neither” (Twain 1341). Pap’s decision to kidnap Huck proved to us as the readers that Pap is very selfish and unreasonable partly due to his alcohol addiction and his recklessness, “I borrowed three dollars from Judge Thatcher, and pap took it and got drunk and went a blowing around and cussing and whooping and carrying on; and he kept it up all over town…” (Twain 1303). Pap is very irresponsible and does not prove the same worth to Huck that Jim
In Mark Twains’ novel, “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Twain chooses to create his characters and allow them to demonstrate their traits and personalities within their own actions and thought patterns. For example, Pap’s speech to Huck and their relationship cannot be compared to even the intimate situation Huck and Jim shared while Jim told Huck about his family. Twain does not choose to depict Pap as being a father figure for Huck, he reveals Pap to be an indecent man who sees his son as a bank that he can continuously take advantage of him for his own selfish gains. Pap barely appeared in Huck’s life except when he proved profitable, it was rare that Pap would be sober around Huck and he does not appear to be a role …show more content…
This evidence is shown through the context of the story and decisions made by the two of the men regarding the best interest of Huck. For example, Jim 's wisdom and survival instincts prove to be superior to those of Hucks or even Pap 's at the house when Huck decided it would be a good idea to play that prank on Jim with the snake. Jim had proved that he knew more than Huck, simply with the knowledge of realizing that when you chop off the head of a snake it’s mate will still find him or her and attack whoever is in its’ presence. The relationship Huck and Jim share causes one or the other of them to do things they usually do not do. For instance, when Huck attempted to make a fool of Jim with the story he told of their separation on the raft, once Huck figured how much he had hurt Jim because of how much worrying he made Jim do he was ashamed, “It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger, but I done it, and warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards neither” (Twain 1341). Pap’s decision to kidnap Huck proved to us as the readers that Pap is very selfish and unreasonable partly due to his alcohol addiction and his recklessness, “I borrowed three dollars from Judge Thatcher, and pap took it and got drunk and went a blowing around and cussing and whooping and carrying on; and he kept it up all over town…” (Twain 1303). Pap is very irresponsible and does not prove the same worth to Huck that Jim