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.

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

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Phelps farm → plotEvent → Jim is held as a captive slave on the farm ⓘ