My topic for essay 4 would be topic # 2. It is about Jim character. Jim is a stereotype of the southern slave at that time. He is a minstrel through his adventures with Huck.
My points would be:
1. Jim is stereotyped as a normal slave at that time such as uneducated, honest, and superstitious.
2. He is minstrel because he lets others make him, change him into another character to fit with the certain occasions.
3. Jim has a double consciousness.
4. Jim would become loyal to whoever understands him and trusts him.
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I'm glad to see someone chose a different topic...but I do like how your structuring your paragraphs..also don't forget to talk about his feelings and heart as human being and why he treats Huck more like a son than a friend. Maybe you could tie that in with how do you read Jim through the text? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think putting in the part of him being superstitious will really help. He always seems to be telling Huck what will happen if he does one thing or another.
ReplyDeleteIt may be hard but if you can try to find some situations with Jim when Huck is not around.
You have good structure to your essay. I think you could talk about how Jim is always controlled by others. Even Huck who is a child could turn Jim in at any time. You can talk about all the stereotypes that come up in the book and point out the use of the N word. Good start.
ReplyDeleteNgoc, Nicely structured. As I read through your points, I wonder why Mark Twain would have made him so, or, why you think the things that you are saying. So for each point,
ReplyDelete1. Jim is stereotyped... could read either as , "I think that Jim is simply a stereotypical slave/black man of the time, and here's my evidence" or, "I think that Mark Twain created Jim as a stereotypical slave/black man of the time because..., and here's my evidence."
2. Jim is minstrelized by Twain, but why? You give us nothing to argue about. My question is in regard to counter arguments. If you just state things that are in the story, how can the reader argue with you. I know that this will be something that Lauren will look for, because she has nailed me on just saying what's "in the book" when I wrote, for example, on No Name Woman.
I would think about what counter arguments could be made for each of your points. If none can be made, I don't think that it will stand Lauren's test of being a very good point. If you can have a good counter to your points, the points themselves will be stronger.