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  2. Jim, Hucks companion as he travels down the river, is a man of remarkable intelligence and compassion. At first glance, Jim seems to be superstitious to the point of idiocy, but a careful reading of the time that Huck and Jim spend on Jackson’s Island reveals that Jims superstitions conceal a deep knowledge of the natural world and ...

  3. Along with Huck, Jim is the other major character in the novel and one of the most controversial figures in American literature. There are several possibilities in terms of the inspiration for Jim. Twain 's autobiography speaks of Uncle Daniel, who was a slave at his Uncle John Quarles farm.

  4. Jim Character Analysis. One of Miss Watson ’s slaves, Jim runs away because he is afraid of being separated from his beloved wife and daughter. Jim is superstitious, but nonetheless intelligent; he is also freedom-loving, and nobly selfless.

  5. Jim is one of two major characters in the classic 1884 novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The book chronicles his and Huckleberry's raft journey down the Mississippi River in the antebellum Southern United States.

  6. Character Analysis. (Click the character infographic to download.) Jim is a slave. For most people living in the pre-Civil War South, that's about all there is to know. Who cares about a slave's motivations, or character, or background, or feelings?

  7. Mark Twain. Home. Literature Notes. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Character List. Huckleberry Finn Narrator and main character of the novel. Jim Runaway slave who joins Huck in his flight down the Mississippi. Tom Sawyer Huck's civilized best friend who enjoys extravagant stories and schemes.

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