I don’t think Jim represents a minstrel because minstrel is a mirror image of someone.
I think that Jim might be a real person. The way he talks to people was real, and he believes in certain things. He knows what to do and what not to do.
I really like the part when Huck asks Jim when Jim going to be rich. Jim said that he’s already rich because he owns himself and he’s worth $800.
From this conversation makes me think that he can be a real person. Because Jim was a slave and now he’s free. He doesn’t have to obey to anyone anymore.
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that a great example. i agree he is not a minstrel.
ReplyDeleteI realy like your example and it realy helps your piont of view that jim is not a mintrel. I totaly agree with you
ReplyDeletepeople think differently but i think that he is also not a mistrel becuase he is bot showing what other would say if you ask them the same question.jim when are you going to be rich? other will say something else...but he told the truth and that makes him unique.
ReplyDeleteyou might be right, because Jim doesn't sing but as the song lyrics of the minstrels, Jim also told his old real and imaginary stories. Well, I haven't read that part but I think that Jim is being honest with Huck, and that makes him look as a good person. And it's interesting how he responded to that question because he was a slave but now he is free and he is "rich" because he's got his freedom.
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