Examples Of Jim's Nobility In Huckleberry Finn

Nobility is one of the few great qualities in a man. In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Jim showed that he is noble several times. One main example of Jim being noble is fleeing to Jackson’s Island to protect the separation of his family. Jim is also a great adult that Huck has in his life. Huck was truly blessed to have Jim in many aspects of this great expedition down the Mississippi River.
Jim showed that he is a noble character in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn on multiple occasions. One occasion is in chapter 8. Jim tells Huck he came to Jackson’s island because Miss Watson was going to sell him down south. If Jim was sold down south he would be separated from his family. Here in the book, Jim’s nobility is shown. Jim’s nobility is …show more content…
There are many adults in the novel, but Jim is different. He is mature, kind, compassionate, and noble. He wants Huck to be safe. Jim wanted for Huck what the father that Huck had did not want for him. Huck did not have any sort of father figure in his lie to teach him the rights and wrongs of life. Pap did not have a genuine love for Huck. The two boys have to make moral decisions. This builds their relationship. Laurel Bollinger explains this in her work Say it Jim: The Morality of Connection in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. “That the connection involves a moral choice that is appropriate in this novel that hinges on moments like this.” (Bollinger 2) The decisions the boys make build their relationship and enable them to trust each other that much more. When he realized that he could get money from Huck, he tried to gain back custody of Huck. However, Jim’s love for Huck is genuine and cannot be faked. Loyalty played a big part of Jim’s character throughout the book. Jim was not going to let Huck down, even if he was not sure it would get the same in return from Huck. He was not sure based off of skin color