A runaway slave who joins Huck on a raft journey to Illinois to gain his freedom. He is falsely accused of murder, sold to the Phelps farm, and held in captivity. He ultimately escapes with Huck and Tom's help, risks his own liberty to save an injured Tom, and learns he was already freed by the Widow Douglas, finally attaining his long-sought liberty.
Pap and Jim are connected by the story's wider pattern of coercion and oppression.
Pap confines the protagonist in a forest cabin, while Jim separately faces enslavement, accusation, sale, and captivity during the journey.
Widow Douglas secretly becomes the force that legally secures Jim's freedom.
Jim learns that Widow Douglas had arranged for his freedom before she died during the river journey.
Tom becomes Jim's active collaborator in the rescue attempt.
Tom Sawyer joins the plan to free Jim from the shed and helps carry out the escape.
Duke's deception creates danger for Jim's escape.
Duke boards the raft with King and participates in scams while Jim is forced to continue traveling with them.
King represents a recurring threat to Jim's safety and freedom.
King joins the raft as a conman and contributes to a situation in which Jim and the protagonist are exploited during the journey.
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