Characterazation Of Jim

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A role model is someone whom you greatly look up to; someone you model your life after. Anymore, it’s not too common to admire someone like Jim in the adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Yet, Huck looked to Jim as a father figure, and the only one to show him loyalty, faith, compassion, strength, wisdom, guidance, and above all else, love.
Before their trip down the Mississippi, Huck’s only authoritative figure was Tom Sawyer. His father, Pap Finn, showed no sense of caring except to his next bottle of whiskey, and all other adults who tried to teach Huck were trying to educate in ways that couldn’t be done. Jim, on the other hand, takes the time to befriend Huck and help him make his own decisions, despite what society would say. After all, society looked down on slaves at that time. What would they think of a slave as a leader or a father figure?
Jim teaches Huck many things as they travel South on the River. First at Jackson Island, Jim notices the nervous actions of the birds and predicts it will rain. When a violent storm moves upon the island, Huck realizes that he has experience and indeed knows what he is talking about. Jim also shows Huck his great sense of caring. When they were separated in the fog, he tells Huck that his “heart wuz mos’ broke bekase you wuz los’, en I didn’ k’yer no mo’ what bcome er me en de raf.” Also, his kindness is shown when Tom injures his leg towards the end of the story, and Jim refuses to leave him alone.
Jim is seen as a heroic figure in Huckleberry Finn for his loyalty, care, and devotion to Tom and Huck. He also shines a light on the battle of slavery in the civil war era. All men are created equal and slaves are people, too. They have feelings for others, and deserve kindness just like everyone else....