![]() ![]() However, as the narration progresses, the reader gets a chance to become familiar with the other sides of Jim’s character and see his humanity. Jim is obviously uneducated and conditioned by society into believing everything he is told. At first, this character design may come off as stereotypical for the era when Twain was creating his masterpieces. He believes in superstitions and is easy to talk into basically anything. Right from the beginning of the novel, Jim strikes the reader as a naive and gullible person. Another possible occurrence that compelled Twain to create Jim’s character is a memorable event in the writer’s life when a friendly farmer saved his and his family’s lives. Different sources hint at the possibility of Twain’s taking inspiration in his uncle’s slave, Uncle Daniel, who impressed him with his kindness and openness. Jim is one of the most interesting and controversial figures in American literature. This paper proves that Mark Twain is strongly anti-slavery by discussing each of the aforementioned points. The latter also serves as a test of Huck Finn’s character who is forced to choose between “civilization” that allows making his friend Jim a chattel property and nature that created him a free being. Another telltale sign that Mark Twain was anti-slavery is the plot arc with Jim’s liberation. ![]()
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