In the book, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, I believe there is some controversy in deciding who is the most rounded character. Twain shows how Huck grew as an individual different from society and as an individual in n his small group. he show significant changes when faced with challenges he never encountered, like seeing people die and people being blatantly robbed. on the other hand, Twain showed Jim in the begining as a boring character who tried to seek attention from others and do what he's told. Jim was then portryed as a man with a family, a man of patience and a man of trust. Throughout the book, we learnt of everything Huck went through but the few times Jim was included, he proved himself rounded in more ways than Huck. His lower level of intelligence may have given the impression that he wasn't at all rounded but his actions and thoughts proved otherwise.
Huck showed his growth in the increasing rate of his maturity, with wise decisions and courage. His intilect played a part when he had to teach Jim things about the different eras and royalty. This still wasn't enough to show how Jim, who probably has never been to school before, demonstrated his wisdom through experience. Huck was still being a bit childish by playing pranks throughout the book on Jim, but Jim showed a little of his smarts through his own observations and patience by not letting it get to him. Jim was the most rounded character in my opinion.
I agree that Jim is the most round character in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Huck did grow while on the river with Jim, but we see the most sides of Jim's personality out of all the characters. He went from someone who was simply a slave to a man with character, history, and family.
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