Examples Of Maturity In Jim The Boy
There are many obstacles that Jim, the fatherless ten year old has to overcome throughout the novel, but with the Uncles and Penn teaching Jim life lessons along the way he learns a lot.In his novel Jim the Boy, Tony Earley demonstrates Jim’s maturation through his friendship with Penn.
There are many incidents throughout the novel where Tony Earley has Jim demonstrate maturity. One example is when Jim says “I’ve been thinking it’s about time for me to go to work with y’all.” ( Earley 11). Jim feels that since he is ten years old now, he is grown up enough to go out into the real world and work with his Uncles on the farm. While that may be true during this time frame there are some factors throughout this example that show Jim still being
There are many incidents throughout the novel where Tony Earley has Jim demonstrate maturity. One example is when Jim says “I’ve been thinking it’s about time for me to go to work with y’all.” ( Earley 11). Jim feels that since he is ten years old now, he is grown up enough to go out into the real world and work with his Uncles on the farm. While that may be true during this time frame there are some factors throughout this example that show Jim still being