Jim Nolan is a new member of the "Party," whose political development is one of the book's central themes. His father was a Communist himself, and was legendary as one who fought. The son of a working man whose death was caused by policemen’s blows has come to communism by way of starvation, a way of finding his path in the world. Jim also looked to Mac as a mentor. Mac who is a communist labor organizer who organizes a fruit-pickers’ strike with the help of Jim. As Jim and Mac rallies the strikers with a stirring speech over the body of his friend and co-organizer, Jim Nolan. At the end of the book Jim gets shot when he and Mac are enticed into a trap.
What I want to know about Jim is why did he not take control sooner than he did towards the end of the book. It seems that Jim underestimated himself in this book and there was many times that I found Jim questioning Mac's judgements and rulings in the text. I also wanted to know more about his sister, it seems that he was close to her, but yet her life was very briefly explained as well as his mothers in the story.
Jim's characterization progress in the book is similiar to the growers by how he took control and lead the group. Like growers who take control and lead the pickers, Jim to was able to take control of the group once controlled by growers to help lead them to justice.
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