Jim
"He is sometimes slave who should be master; and sometimes master who should be slave." [Lat., Fit in dominatu servitus, in servitute dominatus.]
Oratio Pro Rege Deiotaro (XI)
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is considered to be possibly the Great American Novel by many scholars and is certainly the best known of Mark Twain's works. These scholars both powerfully praise and powerfully depreciate Twain's artistic judgment in relation to Huck's character, themes, and political statements, but Jim's place is often ignored or overlooked. Jim's character is very important in his roles in supporting Huck as a father figure, his example for Twain's portrayal of slavery and racism, and in his own right as a multifaceted, moving, and developing individual.
Jim plays the role of the father by providing for Huck's physical, personal, emotional, and moral well-being. He begins by simply supplying necessary food and shelter for the "dead" boy.......
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