Essential question: Is Twain speaking through Jim, or is Jim's point of view different from Twain's? Explain.

There are many different reasons to believe that Mark twain is speaking through Jim. Three of the most important include the people, the dialect, and the conditions. These all play crucial roles in Mark Twains novel “The adventures of Huckleberry Finn”. These, and many other reasons permit me grounds to say that Jim is definitely one of the most important characters in the book because Mark Twain is expressing his viewpoint through him.

There are many different reasons to believe why Mark Twain would speak through Jim. The first and foremost important aspect to consider is the conditions the slaves were forced to endure. This is probably the most crucial aspect when considering why Mark twain wrote this book. I believe, in this aspect at least, that twain is speaking through Jim because an author can usually make a point; that people will actually hear, versus a slave whose views will never be heard. However, in book format you can definitely hear what Jim has to say. This is problem why Mark Twain’s book wasn’t so popular, and probably is the reason behind why it got banned from schools. We do not want the kids of the following generations to know how the slaves were treated, that is how inhumane they were treated.

Another reason to consider when wondering if Mark Twain is speaking through Jim is that Twain wants everyone to see the dialect that everyone used back then. This is an important reason because as time goes on language and dialect both change, and that is a factor to consider when thinking about the future. This text is much more a history book than an actual novel. It’s like a dialogue of people in the 1800s. This is an important aspect of the book because of the fact that now we know how they talked. Although to an extent we make fun of this dialect, this is a very important element of the novel.

An additional reason to consider that Mark Twain is speaking through Jim is because of the fact that he wants to show how people lived back then. This is an important reason because it is accurate. It is accurate because it is coming first hand from a person who is living through. It is different from a history book because I history book can be altered. This is a very important aspect when considering if Mark Twain’s viewpoint is the same as Jims.

Concluding, I believe there are many different things that scream out the fact that Mark Twain has taken Jim and made him similar to himself viewpoint wise. The three, stated above, include the people, the dialect, and the conditions, are reasons why Mark Twain choose Jim to represent his specific viewpoint.