Second officer on a visiting merchant ship; forms a bond with Anne and Jonathan but becomes the target of a violent conspiracy due to his romantic entanglement with the mother.
A passionate but clandestine romantic entanglement between the sailor and the widow.
Jonathan's initial admiration turns into bitter jealousy as he perceives Jim as a threat to his mother.
Chief views Jim as a hypocritical adult intruder who must be eliminated to prove his philosophy.