Jim's Characteristic

Jim cared less about anything as a result of the lose and sufferings of his own family who disappeared one by one. Even though he was like a confused person, he had still some hope in life, and this had been the reason why he finally embarked the journey of finding something meaningful in his life. Apart from the community of strikers in Torgas Valley, it was Mac who had influence him very strongly because Jim consider Mac as person who was close to him than anything else. Because Mac himself was an opportunistic person, he did also inflicted with this attitude to Jim who was just following him like a student. Jim eventually became as heartless as Mac to those who was around him. This could be seen in Steinbeck's book, In Dubious Battle. There was one particular event when Jim's ruthless become apparent. One of those young kids who were accused of burning  Mr Aderson's barn were caught. Mac beat the kid up to the extent where he bleed, and when Mac asked Jim how he felt he reply that it was Mac had done a tremendous job. The growers where brutal the those who were against them like Jim, Mac, and other strikers. Similarly, Jim's heartlessness towards them had begun to manifest itself gradually.