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In “Haircut” an appropriate adjective to describe Jim is immature. Jim Kendall is a comical guy who is liked by mostly everyone in his town. Jim plays pranks on the people of the town, sending letters to businesses saying that their missus cheated on them. Every Saturday, Jim and his friend Hod Meyers would go to Whitey’s barber shop to tells of his stories through the week. However, besides his comical and well liked side, Jim has bad morals. Jim is a husband and a father, but he does not treat his family too well. Jim hardly gives his wife enough money to feed and support the kids, instead using the money he earns on alcohol. His wife would divorce him if only she could support her family by herself. In an accident Jim is shot and killed …show more content…
As a prank and revenge, Jim Kendall invited his wife and two kids to the Evan’s Circus. Jim does not provide his family with enough money to support them, only giving her two or three dollars a week if he does not spend it on alcohol. To support her children, Jim’s wife would go to Jim’s employer and ask for an advance on the his wages. After doing this once or twice, Jim would, “beat her to it” and asking for all of this paycheck in advance. He would then tell what his wife had done all around town. Even by doing this Jim was not, “satisfied with just outwittin’ her.” To satisfy himself he invited his family to the Evan’s Circus that was being advertised around town. Jim had told them that he had bought tickets for them and told them to wait outside for him. However, Jim did not intend to buy them tickets, but have them wait at the entrance of the circus for no one. Jim instead went to the Wright’s poolroom. Mrs. Kendall and her children is then invited into the circus by Doc Stair as he was passing by.This shows that Jim is immature because he is taking his dissatisfaction and …show more content…
Jim was in love with Julie, even though he already had a wife, but Julie fell in love at first sight with Doc Stair. Jim Kendall was persistent when going after Julie. One day Jim broke into Julie’s home and grabbed ahold of her. She managed to escape into another room and call the town sheriff. Jim was good at imitating voices and to get “revenge” on Julie he called her as Doc Stair. Jim with Doc Stair’s voice told Julie that he wanted to see her that night. Being madly in love with Jim, Julie did not question Jim and headed to Doc Stair’s office. Doc Stair always has his light on so to Julie it seemed like someone was in there. Jim went to Wright’s poolroom and told a gang there to observe the prank that he was about to pull on Julie. After Julie had arrived, she rung the doorbell. No one answered. She rung again. No one answered. Then Jim, who was hiding in the darkness of the stairs with the gang, made a noise, in which Julie would reply, “ Is that you Ralph?” Jim and the gang would then emerge from the darkness and chace Julie all the way home, hollering, “Oh Ralphie, dear, is that you?” These actions that Jim took clearly showed his immaturity. Pulling pranks are most closely associated with adolescence. The pranks that Jim conducts are meant aggravate or in this case scare someone. Furthermore, Jim is pulling the prank Julie