HWPL Readers: James by Percival Everett In-Person / Online
Discussion leader: Jane Shapiro
James, is a reimagination of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is told through the perspective of the enslaved Jim. Jim is an intelligent man who, despite living in bondage in the slave state of Missouri, is willing to outwit anyone in his path to provide for his wife and daughter. By day, he passes as a slave content with his status—an easy target for young Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer’s pranks—but by night, he is an autodidact determined to use his learning to improve his family’s condition. However, when Jim discovers that he will soon be sold downriver to New Orleans, he must choose between making a perilous escape or losing his family forever.
In person and on Zoom.
Zoom link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83829514291?pwd=lyGnDOS78awB0I33bHvrqAKRmIHtuM.1
Meeting ID: 838 2951 4291
Passcode: 547403
- Date:
- Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Boehm Room
- Online:
- This is an online event.
- Event URL:
- https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83829514291?pwd=lyGnDOS78awB0I33bHvrqAKRmIHtuM.1
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Book Discussion