Jim is considered by most critics to be the most important character in the play. Although he makes his appearance towards the end of the play, he has a key role in the life of the other three characters. Tom looks up to him as a man who has made of his life what he could, and squeezed out of it as much juice as he could. Amanda sees him as a Messiah that will put rightness into her daughter's situation. Finally Laura, who seems to be in love with him, and sees him as the felicity she will never obtain.
Jim is a realistic and ordinary American man. During high school, he was a popular youn…
