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  • 10 WESTERN CAROLINIAN GET A LIFE September 06, 2000 Book Review Through the Eyes of a Child: Earley's "Jim the Boy" by Virgina Culp Staff Writer Any book that starts out with a quotation from Charlotte's Web is going to be good. That may be an unorthodox (and admittedly occasionally unreliable) way to judge a work of fiction, but in this case, the conclusion is born out. Jim the Boy is a novel that is versatile in terms of audience, reader age, and interpretation; while on the surface it seems to be the story of two years in a boy's life, there are currents of subtlety and sophistication that run strong beneath. Through the occasional use of letters and diaries, and the ubiquitous medium of Jim's own perception, Earley draws the reader effortlessly back to childhood, when all grownups were tall and the schoolyard was a proving ground. Ten-year-old Jim Glass is a delightfully refreshing character, neither hooligan-ish or goody, not as crafty as Tom Sawyer or as adventurous as Jim Hawkins, but always with a spice of mischief in his mind. However, speaking of other boys of literature, there are striking similarities between Jim the Boy and John Knowles' A Separate Peace. Like Gene's uneasy relationship with Finny, Jim alternates between admiration and jealousy, comradeship and condescension in regard to his friend Penn, a boy who resembles the legendary Finny in attractiveness as well as personality. A natural leader, Penn is the unquestioned spokesman for the mountain boys, and he automatically recognizes Jim as his "town boy" counterpart. Their relationship is one of ceaseless competition intermingled with moments of sincere good feeling, but several times Jim mars the tran- yjtampus 'Day <bpa •Ttsrf,:: muks&tv: mmmkvr&e. hrageBaxa^jmamatm ■ -?j£?-dtM? quillity with actions that lash out—consciously or not—at his friend: "Jim fielded Crawford's throw and turned just in time to see Penn rounding third. He saw that Penn would reach home before his throw would. He threw the ball as hard as he could and it hit Penn between the shoulder blades, knocking him to the ground just as he touched the plate. Jim didn't know in his own mind if he had hit Penn on purpose or not... "That was dirty,' Otis Shehan said. '"Did you do that on purpose?' Penn asked. "Tt was an accident,' Jim said. 'I promise.' "Penn unclenched his fists. He brushed the dirt off of his overalls." Jim's world has been one in which everyone knows him and school consists of two rooms. With the opening of the new school that consolidates five country schoolhouses and integrates town children with mountain children, he begins to broaden his outlook, a process that is aided by his uncles' decision to take him with them on business. His first major road trip, from Aliceville, NC, to Florence, SC„ is marked by a realization startling in its very simplicity."Two thoughts came to Jim at once, joined by a thread of amazement: he thought, People live here, and he thought, They don't know who I am. At that moment, the world opened up around Jim like hands that, until that moment, had been cupped around him; he felt very small, almost invisible, in the open air of their center, but knew that the hands would not let him go. It was almost like flying." The unadorned vocabulary and simple sentence structure make this novel suitable for readers of almost all ages, and the story line, at least superficially, is anything but confusing. The characters are realistic but dependable; they do not rush off in wild Fits of unpredictability, nor do they plod along in a straight line from beginning to end. This is not a book about the seamy side of life; these are not drunks or stoners, and the language throughout is such that it could be read in church. Neither, however, is it a sanctimonious morality lesson. It is simply a culture and time period of strong values and consequences for wrongdoing, and in this way, Jim the Boy is worthwhile reading material for all. Tony Earley will be at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva on Friday, September 22, at 8:00pm for a reading and booksigning session. For more information, call City Lights at 586-9499. Jim the Boy is available at City Lights. Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday 9:00am * 9:00pm 3 East Jackson Street Sylva NC 28779 (828) 586-9499 BOOKSTORE Visit us online @ wvw.citylightsnc.com
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