In a scene where Tom get shot and need a doctor, Jim stayed with Tom to accompany him even though he knew it is to risk for him to stay while many people
searched for him, but he stayed there and this action showed that Jim is an unselfish man and are risking his life to saved and accompanied Tom.
But me and Jim was consulting– and thinking. And after we’d thought a minuts, I says:
“Say it, Jim.” So he says:
“Well den, dis is de way it look to me, Huck. Ef it wuz him dat ‘uz bein’sot free, en one er de boys wuz to git shot, would he say, ‘Go on en save me, nemmine ‘bout a
doctor f’r to save dis one? Is dat like Mars Tom Sawyer? Would he say dat? You bet he wouldn’t Well, den, is Jim gwyne to say it? No, sah- I doan’ budge a step
out’n dis place, ‘dout a doctor; not if it’s forty year” I knowed he was white inside, and I reckoned he’d say what he did say- so it was
all right. P.345 : line 1
4. Loyal
Jim also showed to be a loyal person. His loyalties to Huck showed when he was in their raft and about to be free. The dialogue between them showed when Jim is going
to be free he said that he will never forget his friend Huck who set him free.
He jumped and got the canoe ready, and put his old coat in the bottom but me to set on, and give me the paddle; and as I shoved off, he says:
‘Pooty soon I’ll be a shout’n for joy, en I’ll say,it’s all on accounts o’Huck: I’s a free man, en I couldn’t ever ben free ef it hadn’ ben for Huck: Huck done it. Jim
won’t ever forgit you, Huck; you’s de bes’ fren’ Jim’s ever had; en you’s de only fren’ ole Jim’s got now.” P.124: line 22
His loyalties to Huck showed when they were apart in the river and Huck found Jim in the tree where the Grangerford’s nigger found him in the field. Huck was very
glad to see Jim again and according to Huck narration it showed that Jim is a loyal person.
I waked him up, and I reckogned it was going to be a grand surprise to him to see me again, but it warn’t. He nearly cried, he was so glad, but he warn’t
surprised. Said he swum along behind me, that night, and heard me yell every time,but dasn’t answer, because he didn’t want nobody to pick him up, and take
him into slavery again. Says he- “I got hurt a little, en couldn’t swim fas’, so I wuz a considable ways behine you,
towards de las’; when you landed I reck’ned I could ketch up wid you on de lan ‘dout havin’ to shout at you, but when I see dat house I begin to go slow. I ‘uz off
too fur to hear what dey say to you- I wuz ‘fraid o’ de dogs- but when it uz all quiet agin, I knowed you’s in de house, so I struck out for de woods to wait for day. P
150-151: line 26.
Although Jim had done his night watch because he didn’t want Huck gets tired. Huck narration about Jim showed that Jim is very loyal to Huck.
The lightening was glaring. I went to sleep, and Jim didn’t call me when it was my turn. He often done that. When I waked up, just at day-break, he was
setting there with his head down betwixt his knees, meaning and mourning to himself. :P.201: line 11
5. Resourceful
