Jim
Favourite Quote
Shane Walsh: Jim, nobody is gonna hurt you, okay?
Jim:
"That's a lie. That's the biggest lie there is. I told that to my wife
and my two boys. I said it 100 times. It didn't matter. They came out
of nowhere. There were dozens of them. Just pulled 'em out of my hands.
You know, the only reason I got away was 'cause the dead were too busy
eating my family."
Who was he before the Apocalypse?
Before the apocalypse began, Jim was an ordinary man who was an auto mechanic and specialized in car and vehicle repair. He lived in Atlanta with his wife and two sons. When it began, Jim tried to escape Atlanta with his family, but his family was attacked and eaten right in front of him. He was able to escape the city and eventually found his way to a camp.
Personality and Progression
Since Jim was a minor character in the show, we did not have much time to witness his progression. He was only a main focus in a couple episodes in the first season of the show.
When the group is still living in the camp on the outskirts of Atlanta, Jim is spotted digging holes in the ground on a hillside. When asked why, he stated that he could not remember or understand why he was digging the holes, just that it was something he needed to do.
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| Daryl examines the bite mark on Jim's stomach |
Later that night when the group is gathered around the fire for dinner, walkers attack the camp. Jim helps fight them off, but some of the group are killed. After the attack, Jim says that he remembers why he dug the holes. The holes he dug were a part of his dream from the night before. Jim had dug the same amount of graves as there were people killed during the attack.
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| Jim enjoying his final hours of humanity as the RV pulls away |
Jim was also bitten during the attack, but keeps it a secret for a time before revealing it to the group. The group decides to keep him with them as they travel, and he rests in the back of the RV. His symptoms get worse with time and his fever gets worse. After this continues for a time, Jim begs that the group just leave him behind for their own safety.
The group agrees and they set him down by a tree on the side of the road. Everyone says their final goodbyes then pile back into the RV and drive away, leaving Jim behind. As the RV fades into the distance, Jim closes his eyes and breaths deeply, content. This is what he wanted.
In his eyes, this was a way for him to be happy again. To be reunited with his family in the undead world.
- Ben Ferguson
The group agrees and they set him down by a tree on the side of the road. Everyone says their final goodbyes then pile back into the RV and drive away, leaving Jim behind. As the RV fades into the distance, Jim closes his eyes and breaths deeply, content. This is what he wanted.
In his eyes, this was a way for him to be happy again. To be reunited with his family in the undead world.
- Ben Ferguson
Poor Jim!! What a crappy situation that would be to only be alive because the zombies were too busy eating your family to bother with you. Not ok. I can't imagine the guilt that character would have. At least he managed to die a noble death in not making the rest of the crew take him with them and slow them down. It also sucks that he ended up dying, but it's good that he saw dying as a positive and a way to be with his family again.
ReplyDeleteThe way Jim's family died reminds me of what Morgan said about the weak inheriting the earth as in Jim only being allowed to live because he was able to escape and evade the walkers enough to survive. Jim's death was one of the more peaceful ones but still unpleasant and sad to watch. Judging by what the group has to deal with afterward though makes me think that it was probably for the best.
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