Is Jim actually a sympathetic character? Would we want him as a friend? [Alcohol] People ’ s point of view to alcohol and alcoholics are not good both in 1954, when ‘ lucky Jim ’ was first published, and now. Lucky Jim ’ s story goes through 3 main events, and there ’ s Dixon getting drunk every time. He burnt Welch ’ s furniture in Arty Weekends. At a summer ball, however right the situation may be, he left Margaret at the summer ball and had an affair with Bertrand ’ s girlfriend Christine. Dixon got drunk in the middle of Merri England speech and completely messed it up, and it made him to be fired. Dixon desperately tried to protect his job, but he didn't even appear to be trying to quit drinking, which is the biggest problem. [CHARACTER] Dixon - of course you can't read his mind in real life – often insults other characters in his mind. Not only Jones and Bertrand, who Dixon doesn't like at all, Dixon make fun of Gore-Urquhart because he se