I’m a little sick of all this Jim worship going on. I know J.Kras is so dreamy and Jim’s a sweetheart but the guy ain’t infallible. I want to take this opportunity to show some of Jim’s flaws.
Jim can be downright mean sometimes. His pranks on Dwight and Andy show that Jim has a sadistic streak. He enjoys watching Dwight and Andy squirm. When Andy punched a hole in the wall and lost all control Jim showed no remorse. Andy could have lost his job or hurt himself badly. Andy shouldn’t have reacted so strongly, but Jim knew that Andy overreacted from putting his calculator in Jell-o. Those pranks showed Jim has little respect for other people’s property. Cell phones and nice calculators can run in their hundreds and Jim endangered them without a second thought.
Jim’s a class clown. Although class clowns get the girls and are more popular, they belittle people who actually try and have pride in what they do. Jim doesn’t take chances or put himself out there. He just makes fun of those who do. Dwight may take his job too seriously, but at least he has pride in what he is doing. Jim prefers to sit on the sidelines and laugh when the quarterback gets tackled.
Jim’s a coward. Jim knows what he wants but is too afraid to go after it. He wants to be a sports writer but is too afraid of the rejection and instability of pursuing a new career. So he stays at a job he hates. The one courageous thing he’s done, Casino Night, took five years and an impending move and wedding to happen. Jim has to be pushed into action because he is paralyzed with fear.
Jim’s a terrible boyfriend. Like all men, Jim is sweet and charming in the beginning. As soon as the relationship starts to develop, Jim changes. Jim becomes more distant and less interested in spending time with his girl. He strings the girl along by being sweet and thoughtful occasionally. He assures the girl that he only wants to be with her. Then he dumps in a public place with no way to get home like a cruise ship or a fountain in New York City.
I love Jim. He’s a cutie, but he’s not perfect. That’s what makes him an interesting character. He points out the flaws in a culture that prefers to stay home and blog about how dumb the government is to actually getting up and doing something. Jim shows us what happens when we hold onto the high school obsession with “cool”—nothing; we stay in the same place. More importantly, Jim shows the viewer how the power of love can make one a better person (Jim comforts Dwight in “Money” because he know what he’s going through), how love can keep a person going when everything else is going wrong (Jim was able to tolerate a job he hated just because Pam was there), and how is its own reward.
Jim can be downright mean sometimes. His pranks on Dwight and Andy show that Jim has a sadistic streak. He enjoys watching Dwight and Andy squirm. When Andy punched a hole in the wall and lost all control Jim showed no remorse. Andy could have lost his job or hurt himself badly. Andy shouldn’t have reacted so strongly, but Jim knew that Andy overreacted from putting his calculator in Jell-o. Those pranks showed Jim has little respect for other people’s property. Cell phones and nice calculators can run in their hundreds and Jim endangered them without a second thought.
Jim’s a class clown. Although class clowns get the girls and are more popular, they belittle people who actually try and have pride in what they do. Jim doesn’t take chances or put himself out there. He just makes fun of those who do. Dwight may take his job too seriously, but at least he has pride in what he is doing. Jim prefers to sit on the sidelines and laugh when the quarterback gets tackled.
Jim’s a coward. Jim knows what he wants but is too afraid to go after it. He wants to be a sports writer but is too afraid of the rejection and instability of pursuing a new career. So he stays at a job he hates. The one courageous thing he’s done, Casino Night, took five years and an impending move and wedding to happen. Jim has to be pushed into action because he is paralyzed with fear.
Jim’s a terrible boyfriend. Like all men, Jim is sweet and charming in the beginning. As soon as the relationship starts to develop, Jim changes. Jim becomes more distant and less interested in spending time with his girl. He strings the girl along by being sweet and thoughtful occasionally. He assures the girl that he only wants to be with her. Then he dumps in a public place with no way to get home like a cruise ship or a fountain in New York City.
I love Jim. He’s a cutie, but he’s not perfect. That’s what makes him an interesting character. He points out the flaws in a culture that prefers to stay home and blog about how dumb the government is to actually getting up and doing something. Jim shows us what happens when we hold onto the high school obsession with “cool”—nothing; we stay in the same place. More importantly, Jim shows the viewer how the power of love can make one a better person (Jim comforts Dwight in “Money” because he know what he’s going through), how love can keep a person going when everything else is going wrong (Jim was able to tolerate a job he hated just because Pam was there), and how is its own reward.
