Jim is held as a captive slave on the farm
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Jim is a central character in Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," an enslaved man whose captivity and quest for freedom drive much of the novel's moral and emotional conflict.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jim (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) | 0 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
enslaved person in fiction
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fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
coming-of-age novel
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picaresque novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorRealName | Samuel Langhorne Clemens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captivityStatus | held as a captive slave on a farm ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
compassionate
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loyal ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Mark Twain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drives |
emotional conflict of the novel
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moral conflict of the novel ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| friendOf | Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| journeySetting | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralImpactOn | Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motivation | quest for freedom ⓘ |
| name | Jim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | moral touchstone for Huck ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | American ⓘ |
| occupation | enslaved man ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Chatto & Windus (UK) and Charles L. Webster and Company (US) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
central character
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protagonist ⓘ |
| seeks | escape from slavery ⓘ |
| setting | American South ⓘ |
| status | enslaved ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
humanity of enslaved people
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moral conscience ⓘ |
| themeAssociatedWith |
freedom
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moral growth ⓘ racism ⓘ slavery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Civil War era ⓘ |
| travelsWith | Huckleberry Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWorkPublication | 1884 ⓘ |
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