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Homer Hickam Jr.’s older brother, Jim Hickam is a handsome, well-dressed, athletic high school football player. He argues constantly with Homer, and the two siblings delight in teasing one another—Jim teases Homer for his physical weakness and his nerdy interest in rocketry, and Homer responds by teasing Jim for his stupidity and, later, his failure to play football during his senior year. Jim further slights Homer by dating Dorothy Plunk, the girl Homer has a crush on. Ultimately, Jim leaves Coalwood to attend college on a sports scholarship. While Homer is never close with Jim, he acknowledges that he respects Jim and is proud to be his brother.
Jim Hickam Quotes in Rocket Boys
The Rocket Boys quotes below are all either spoken by Jim Hickam or refer to Jim Hickam. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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I knew Dad thought about Jim all the time, was always telling people what a great football player my brother was, and how he was going to tear up the world in football when he went to college.
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Chapter 10
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Instead of swaggering heroically through the halls in their green and white letter jackets, Jim and the football boys trudged to class sullen and trigger-sensitive to insult.
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Jim Hickam Quotes in Rocket Boys
The Rocket Boys quotes below are all either spoken by Jim Hickam or refer to Jim Hickam. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 3
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I knew Dad thought about Jim all the time, was always telling people what a great football player my brother was, and how he was going to tear up the world in football when he went to college.
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Chapter 10
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Instead of swaggering heroically through the halls in their green and white letter jackets, Jim and the football boys trudged to class sullen and trigger-sensitive to insult.
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