Jim Character Analysis in Lonesome Dove

Jim is a bandit who works the trail between Fort Smith, Arkansas and Fort Worth, Texas, with his partner Hutto. When they attempt to rob Roscoe Brown and Janey, Janey escapes and seriously injures Jim with a rock. July Johnson arrests him and Hutto and hauls them off to jail in Fort Worth.

Jim Character Timeline in Lonesome Dove

The timeline below shows where the character Jim appears in Lonesome Dove. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...She’s out of sight when Roscoe encounters two unpleasant men (later identified as Hutto and Jim) who ask him for tobacco and don’t believe him when he says (truthfully) that he... (full context)

While Hutto and Jim make Roscoe strip naked—thinking he must have sewn money into his clothes—Janey slips away and... (full context)

July quickly decides that the best plan is to take Hutto and Jim to the authorities in Fort Worth. They break camp, mount the horses, and start riding... (full context)

...gossip about how July Johnson and a little girl got the better of Hutto and Jim. Still, he regrets his situation. Dan, Ed, and Roy are the meanest, roughest men he... (full context)