To Olaf, Jim is seen as nothing more than a “huge black thing” ( Wright 209). Jim is given animal characteristics which in turn dehumanize him (Gale 6). The best depiction of this is on page 213, when Olaf carefully gives Jim the money. Olaf is so disgusted that he does everything in his power to avoid touching Jim (Wright 213). After all, Jim is nothing more than a beast with “gorilla-like arms” and “mammoth hands” (Wright 213). Olaf's fear continues to portray Jim as a nightmare. Olaf is harsh in his choice of words and uses insults to make himself feel better. Olaf's reactions and his quickness to dismiss Jim as a bad man show his inability to judge people legitimately. At first glance, Olaf is convinced that Jim is a cruel and threatening man. This unprovoked opinion is tied to Jim's appearance and does not reflect the real man he is. The analysis of Olaf's feelings and thoughts depicts a white man's prejudice against an American sailor who is too tall, too black, and too scary. As noted, it is neither the color nor the size of Jim's skin that irritates Olaf, but the combination of the two (Gale 5). After all, as Olaf summarizes, “God should not create men as tall and black as this” (Wright 211). Men's intolerance is linked to a prejudiced opinion and the belief that everyone should act and behave like them. It is this same belief that filled Olaf and made him judge Jim before meeting him.