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From: Ruth I. Gordon <druthgo>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 18:36:47 -0700
I expect I'll be reamed and receive a death sentence on a notion about someone who was a really great, brave, patient and philosophical character in a book. Jim in "Huckleberry Finn" is a totally sympathetic person, no matter the appellations of the times in which Twain had him live in the novel. And indeed, he does live. The more we know about Sam'l Clemens, the more we might think about who/what, Jim represents.
O.K. Fire away at me--but not at THE great American novel and its major protagonists: the great river, Huck & Tom, and Jim.
Big Grandma
"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." --Jessica Mitford (1917-1996)
Received on Fri 08 May 2009 08:36:47 PM CDT
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 18:36:47 -0700
I expect I'll be reamed and receive a death sentence on a notion about someone who was a really great, brave, patient and philosophical character in a book. Jim in "Huckleberry Finn" is a totally sympathetic person, no matter the appellations of the times in which Twain had him live in the novel. And indeed, he does live. The more we know about Sam'l Clemens, the more we might think about who/what, Jim represents.
O.K. Fire away at me--but not at THE great American novel and its major protagonists: the great river, Huck & Tom, and Jim.
Big Grandma
"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." --Jessica Mitford (1917-1996)
Received on Fri 08 May 2009 08:36:47 PM CDT
