A runaway slave, Jim was viewed differently by society because of the color of his skin. His intelligence and altruism were overlooked on a daily basis by Mrs. Watson, his owner. According to society, Jim's character class as a slave places him in last place. He had nothing, not even his family who had been separated from him at the beginning of his years as Mrs. Watson's slave. Her character's status was considered superior to Jim's, allowing her to have hegemony. According to Karl Marx, “hegemony is how dominant groups maintain their power (Guerin 127).” Power is not achieved through violence or coercion, but through the cultural leadership of capital. Society approved of Mrs. Watson's actions because of the power she had in their city. Jim's low class as a slave has taken away his right to be human and he is now considered property. At the beginning of the novel "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", Jim told the story of his encounter with witches which earned him fame among other slaves. . “Negroes came miles to hear Jim tell it, and he was more esteemed than any negro in that country (Twain 36), Twain stated. Although he had a high status among other slaves, he was still despised by whites. Even after Jim became a free man, according to Mrs. Watson's will, he was still regarded as someone who belonged to a lower class. He didn't know he was free, but the citizens continued to call him a slave and searched for him. Just because of the color of his skin, what he has, and his poor status, Jim would never be in the same status as Mrs. Watson or any other slave owner. Whites had to do what they could to gain a reputation as high-class citizens. Karl Marx, the creator of Marxism, had many theoretical approaches that he believed caused… looking down on black people, even those not highly esteemed like Pap. He said how wonderful the government was in allowing “niggers” to have careers, learn different languages ​​and vote. Pap said: “I pulled out. I say I will never vote again…. I tell people why this nigger wasn't auctioned off and sold (Twain 27).” The extremely harsh and hateful words Pap said were the same thing many were saying too. Many unspoken words are said along with people's actions. Works Cited Guerin, L. Wilfred. A manual of critical approaches to literature. New York: Oxford, 2011.Print.Shao, Yu-jiuan.“Ideology and the Problem of Race in Huckleberry Finn.” Vol 41. Department of English: National Taiwan Normal University, 1996. http://140.122.100.145/ntnuj/j41/j41-13.pdf.Twain, Mark. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. New York: Dover Publications, 1994. Print.