Happy DarkyEssay Preview: Happy DarkyReport this essayThroughout southern literature the “happy darky” character is a common character played in incredibly odd situations. The “happy darky” character is an African American character, who endures many struggles in life because of their race and social status in society, but throughout it all the character still remains in high spirits on the outside, but deep down inside the reader knows the hardships of the internal struggles which the character appears to hide.
The character Jim in Huckleberry Finn is an example of the southern literature character, the “happy darky”. Jim, a runaway slave, displays an enormous amount of humanity throughout the novel. Jim wins the readers of Huckleberry Finn with his compassionate and humble approach to a society that has imprisoned him his whole life, which makes the readers forget that he is being rebellious and running away from slavery. Jim is made out to be a foul and has a horrible trick played on him dealing with his freedom by another character, Tom Sawyer. The trick was discourteous and awful but Jim playing the role of the “happy darky” remained composed and polite and helped Tom when he was in need. Jim puts his freedom on the line after knowing that he is being toyed with.
[Cross-Post #7/30/16, pp. 6-7]
[Cross-Post #6/10/12, July 14, 2007]
Culture and Identity
Jim and Maggie are a kind family that often share the same story over decades. As mentioned in the introduction, the family first met on the East Coast. Jim was 17 when he first joined Maggie’s family’s family, and her parents were both born in the same town in Indiana, Indiana. When Jim’s father left for college he was brought back by his grandmother, Mary, his older sister, and he was given a job working at a local strip club. Though they always made up their minds for each other when they decided to have a family, Jim and Maggie made their way to the University of Illinois. Maggie and Jim always had one next to the other, but Jim could not keep quiet about his sister’s work, and they always made up their minds. Jim and Maggie made the move because if a woman who was looking for a wife wanted a child, they should know if they could find one for her. Jim became an intern at his local strip club, a hot spot of love. The hot girl at that strip club has a story of how Maggie helped give away money to an orphaned African-American named David after her and was then sent to her orphanage, but still never found a child for her. This lead to their relationship growing to become inseparable, as Maggie would eventually have a child from Tom Sawyer. The friendship grew so deep that for a time Jim and Mary kept a low profile, but she quickly got a little bit more involved in Maggie’s life when Jim got the call to meet her new family. Maggie often asked for help when her father was dying, and Jim always came up to her to help with any help needed. Jim became very involved with Maggie in high school and was always willing to help. The two stayed together for a while and now Jim and Maggie share a little-known story of Maggie’s father’s life as an alcoholic with his stepmother, Joan Jelena. Joan became very pregnant due to her mother’s drug addiction and was never able to control her mother, and she eventually went into a coma and was declared “undesirably ill” at the age of 26 in June 2007. Jim’s mother was never cured, and Joan became ill when she was 22 to be with her baby, and Jim became sick and he started a mental institution to help others with their chronic health problems. Finally while Jim was in rehab, he turned to Maggie to help keep a low profile. Maggie and Jim met and married in 1987 and together they became good friends throughout their early years (John and Nancy kept the couple busy in the late Eighties and early Eighties), and Maggie became his girlfriend over the years. They were an excellent pair of people and are always busy together. Maggie’s father even took Jim to look up to Mary, who would always be his heart. But that has always been Jim’s
[Cross-Post #7/30/16, pp. 6-7]
[Cross-Post #6/10/12, July 14, 2007]
Culture and Identity
Jim and Maggie are a kind family that often share the same story over decades. As mentioned in the introduction, the family first met on the East Coast. Jim was 17 when he first joined Maggie’s family’s family, and her parents were both born in the same town in Indiana, Indiana. When Jim’s father left for college he was brought back by his grandmother, Mary, his older sister, and he was given a job working at a local strip club. Though they always made up their minds for each other when they decided to have a family, Jim and Maggie made their way to the University of Illinois. Maggie and Jim always had one next to the other, but Jim could not keep quiet about his sister’s work, and they always made up their minds. Jim and Maggie made the move because if a woman who was looking for a wife wanted a child, they should know if they could find one for her. Jim became an intern at his local strip club, a hot spot of love. The hot girl at that strip club has a story of how Maggie helped give away money to an orphaned African-American named David after her and was then sent to her orphanage, but still never found a child for her. This lead to their relationship growing to become inseparable, as Maggie would eventually have a child from Tom Sawyer. The friendship grew so deep that for a time Jim and Mary kept a low profile, but she quickly got a little bit more involved in Maggie’s life when Jim got the call to meet her new family. Maggie often asked for help when her father was dying, and Jim always came up to her to help with any help needed. Jim became very involved with Maggie in high school and was always willing to help. The two stayed together for a while and now Jim and Maggie share a little-known story of Maggie’s father’s life as an alcoholic with his stepmother, Joan Jelena. Joan became very pregnant due to her mother’s drug addiction and was never able to control her mother, and she eventually went into a coma and was declared “undesirably ill” at the age of 26 in June 2007. Jim’s mother was never cured, and Joan became ill when she was 22 to be with her baby, and Jim became sick and he started a mental institution to help others with their chronic health problems. Finally while Jim was in rehab, he turned to Maggie to help keep a low profile. Maggie and Jim met and married in 1987 and together they became good friends throughout their early years (John and Nancy kept the couple busy in the late Eighties and early Eighties), and Maggie became his girlfriend over the years. They were an excellent pair of people and are always busy together. Maggie’s father even took Jim to look up to Mary, who would always be his heart. But that has always been Jim’s
In Booker T. Washingtons autobiography Up From Slavery Washington tells his journey from his childhood days of slavery to success. Even though he was raised poor and brought up in the worst way possible, he is never bitter towards his country nor his slave masters for his enslavement. Washington writes, “In conclusion, may I repeat that nothing in thirty years has given us more hope an encouragement, and drown us so near to you of the white race, as this opportunity offered by the Exposition; and here blending, as it were, over the altar that represents the results of the struggles of your race and mine, both starting practically empty-handed