Thursday, March 26, 2009
Blog #6
the definition of the minstrel is that its a show where white american would paint their faces black and make a play about african americans making them look dum, stupid and people that made you laugh because of what they did. to me as i am reading the book in a way i think that jim is a minstrel and the reason why i say this is that even though i have not finished the book in the part where jim has a hair ball and he can supposably tell the future and the part where he says that he got abducted by witches and was taken to the devil well if any person would say that to us our first reaction would be to laugh and say in our minds that that person is crazy. so to me after reading this this parts in the book jim is being seen as a person who we can think that he is crazy or dumb and someone who is going to make us laugh later in the book. but maybe as i keep reading i will understand jim better and see if he is protraid as a real person or if he was just put in this book as a minstrel so keep us entertained.
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I do think that Jim is just being a normal guy but maybe in a funny way. Although like you say he is acting sometimes in a way that seems a little bit out of the spot and is creating the reading to be silly but fun to read.
ReplyDeleteWell i actually dont think Jim is a minstrel but i do agree with the part where you say that later on in the book mayne we will be able to undertsnad Jim a little better. But that example you gave does put some humor in the book kind of like making fun of him so maybe you do have a point. Butll once we finish the book we will have a better understanding of Jim.
ReplyDeleteI'm a little confuse myself but I think that he is portraying a bit of a character as if he is in a minstrel show as far as your examples. We will see later on in the story what he really is.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that at parts jim does fit the definition of minstrel but I think it is too early in the book to label him as one because he seems kind of intelligent as well.
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