Jim Jones was one of the famous person, who was respected by people of United States of America in the 1950’s and 60’s. Jim Jones was one of the American Sect Leader and Community Organizer. He was born on May 13th 1931, in a small town in Indiana, United States of America. He was born to a poor family and was not treated well by the people. His father a drunkard and mother had to work a lot to run the family. From his childhood, he started doing strange things. Looking at all the strange things he did, people thought to think he was weird. Jim was obsessed with the religions and death. He used to hold funeral for the dead animals, and sometimes he even killed some animals and held funeral for them. Looking at all this stuff, people used to think he is different from rest of the world. Jim hated the concept of racism. He brought a black child from his town to his house, and didn’t see his father for years …show more content…
No one knows that they are going to die. It was all of a sudden. But 80 members were out of the town that day and Jim Jones Sons. It is called as the revolutionary suicide because most of them doesn’t know what happened on that day. People don’t want to commit suicide when there is everything good and they have whatever they want. So that is the main reason it is called Jones Town Massacre. I think the main aim of Jim Jones was to take the control of the people. Actually, he was frustrated by the incidents he faced in his life. He was not treated in a good manner for being born as a poor kid. So he learned a lesson that the only way to take control of the people is to start faith-healing. To make people trust him, he made up some characters as members in the temple, who will make up stories and share them with the rest of the crew. So for him to take the revenge of all the bad incidents he faced, the only way is only to take the control of the
He was forced to flee to Virginia, where he changed his name first to John Jones, then to John Paul Jones. Though he seems like a horrible mass murderer, he really wasn't. He had his best points in history. For example, he "started" the American navy and he performed a hit and run raid on Whitehaven. When Congress formed the "Continental Navy," Jones offered his services and was commissioned as first lieutenant.
In the beginning of the book Jim Casy’s physical features are that he is a tall man with a long head. He was a very bony slender man. His eyes stuck out his eye lids were very heavy and overt. His cheeks were brown and vitrified they were hairless. His mouth was either amusing or sensual. He had a very distinctive forehead it was very large. His forehead was lined with frangible blue veins. He had grey hair, which was ossified. The clothes that he wore were blue overalls. A blue buttoned down shirt. A jean jacket with nice brass buttons he had a speckled brown hat on it was channeled. He had on canvas shoes. The thing that motivates him to change is when he is in the first camp that they go to and when a guy hits the deputy. The police come to restore order in the camp then he asks Jim Casy who hit him Casy sticks out his hands and says” I hit him” so they take him away he is happy because he knows he will have food and shelter.
Jim constant habits of smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol did nothing more than destroys his body. Cigarettes were something that was going to surely but slowly go to lead him to the grave. Alcohol is known for altering the mind, thus leaving Jim in the state where he is unable to care for himself. These two components would either leave Jim in a state where he is mentally dead or where he is physically dead.
We can see throughout the movie that Jim¡¯s father is cowardly and afraid to stand up for himself even to his own wife. There are multiple scenes in the movie where this is quite evident, but the scene that stands out the most is when Jim comes back from the ¡°chicken run¡± and looks for reassurance from his father. Yet, what he gets is not a father giving him guidance and support, but someone who tries to please his son and agrees with everything he says. Instead of standing up for his own beliefs and standing behind what he tells his son at first, he continually switches what he says to find the easy way out of the situation. Jim¡...
Jim was known as the town’s practical joker, even though his jokes were cruel and disrespectful. In one of whitey’s stories about Jim, he mentions how Jim once said “that lots of people had tried to make a monkey out of him, but he always got even.” which explains some of Jim’s reactions to some things. For example when his wife went to one of Jim’s jobs and asks for his wages, Jim later finds out ...
Another theme that is dealt with in this book is slavery. In fact, slavery is one of the main topics that has been frequently debated in regards to Huckleberry Finn since it was first published. Twain himself was vehemently anti-slavery and Huckleberry Finn can in many ways be seen as an allegory for why slavery is wrong. Twain uses Jim, a slave who is one of the main characters, as a way of showing the human side of a slave. Everything about Jim is presented through emotions: Jim runs away because Miss Watson was going to sell him South and separate him from his family; Jim is trying to become free so he can buy his family's freedom; and Jim takes care of Huck and protects him on their journey downriver in a very materialistic manner.
Jim is one perfect example of the message that Twain is trying to convey. As Jim’s character builds, his english is broken, and at times, is difficult to read. Twain has done this on purpose, to emphasize Jim’s lack of an education and the treatment he gets as a slave. In the beginning chapters of the book, Jim hears a sound and says “say-who is you? Whar is you? Dog my cats ef i didn’ hear sumf’n…” When reading Jim’s dialogue, the reader must have some reflection on the way his speaking is a result of slavery and the purposeful withholding of education.
Jim Jones and his infamous cult entitled, “The People’s Temple,” holds an interesting value to social psychology. Jonestown is a topic that can relate back to many sociology terms and ideas. Jonestown can be related to social deviance, the effect of American culture on social groups, labelling theory, charismatic authority, and even shows how societal history often repeats itself. American society during the late 60’s-70’s is what led to the creation of Jonestown. Jonestowns downfall provided a lot of insight to the American public of how society needed to change, proving that the deaths of about 900 people weren’t for nothing.
During times of slavery, every African American in the south was either a slave or a free African American. “She treated me with respect” (Twain 5). Jim said when he was asked about how the Widow Douglass treats him. This shows that the life of Jim was not that bad, he had everything a slave at that time could want, and his owner did not disrespect him. Also most slaves were abused and almost beaten to death. Twain tries to represent the hardships of slaves on a daily basis when he doesn’t portray Jim’s life to be much difficult “Even though Jim was a slave, he was treated like a family member” (Ralph 6). Jim was a house slave and did not have to do hard work in the fields for long hours. In page 3 in Ralph’s Article, he says “Jim had to no motive to leave, he wanted freedom but it would be harder for him because he wouldn’t have all the amenities he had when he was a slave” (Ralph 4).
In one of the scenes, Jim is caught between trying to prove his masculinity or staying home and being the good son that his parents have yearned for. He struggles emotionally and physically, mainly because his parents do not live up to society’s expectations of
Jesse James was born in Clay County, Missouri on the Fifth of September 1847. His parents were Zerelda and Robert James. They were hemp farmers that owned six slaves, but most people wouldn’t know that. They only know him as an outlaw. Nevertheless, the name “Jesse James” is one that almost everyone has heard, even though he has been dead for over one hundred years. (Defeat n. pg.) Now, although Jesse James was a traditional outlaw in many respects, his legend perseveres as an icon of American culture.
Furthermore, the film is highly inclusive, giving the viewer thorough detail not only about the religious organization, but also Jones himself. To start off, the film gives detail of Jones’ upbringing, how he behaved as a child, and certain psychological traits that could potentially explain why the incident happened. For instance, it was stated within the film that Jones grew up in a very poor family. His father, James Jones was an alcoholic, leaving his mother to provide for the family alone. As a result of his dysfunctional home-life, Jones grew to be
Jim Jones was a selfish and a mentally messed up person who used his public speaking skill to manipulate people by psychologically changing their view in America and it’s people. He was an evil person under a guise of being a reverend. People who joined his cult were shallow and insecure with their original ways of lives. And the way that Jim Jones got the people to join his cult was impressive - the way he attracted people
Throughout the novel, Jim internally aspires toward the significant and frequently occurring image, courage. From the very beginning he sees "himself saving people from sinking ships . . . an example of devotion to duty, and as unflinching as a hero in a book" (3).
Jim is a runaway slave who ran away from Miss Watson the same night that Huckleberry staged his death because of that he’s blamed for Huckleberrys’ death in St. Petersburg and there’s put a reward on his head. Huckleberry meets Jim hiding on Jackson’s island in the middle of the Mississippi river and they become each others companion through their adventures. Jim is a father of two and has a wife who has been separated from for long and that is his most vital reason for running away from Ms. Watson. Jim is heading to the free states to be a free man so he can reunite with his wife and children. He’s a very superstitious, intelligent and takes the role of Huckleberrys’ father.