"The Commitments" is a loud, comic extravaganza about a
             band from the poorest slums of North Dublin that decides to play
             soul music for the working people of Dublin. The organizer of
             the band and who I feel is the most important character is the
             manager Jimmy Rabbitte. Jimmy is a young man who knows music
             and knows what's cool, who has the business mind to bring in new
             musicians and the potential to make the band a success. Jimmy
             introduces the band to soul music. The band likes soul music,
             but they don't particularly identify with it. Jimmy's logic is
             persuasive: "The Irish are the blacks of Europe. Dubliners are
             the blacks of Ireland. North Dubliners are the blacks of
             Jimmy Rabbit is the band's manager, and perhaps one of the
             most complex characters. At first, it seems he believes the band
             is just another moneymaking scheme. When things started coming
             together in the group's performances, I believe he started to
             see The Commitments as his way to fame. He would hold imaginary
             interviews with himself, and give the reporters deeply felt
             responses when actually interviewed. He had spent some years
             receiving unemployment benefits, and I think that he wanted
             more, which where the band fit into his plans.
             Along with ambition, Jimmy inevitably is ironically the
             only commitment of the band. He brought the group together,
             manages them, and watches them fall apart. His personality is
             what carried the band. He has good management skills, is
             consistently able to get gigs for the group, and he has an
             ability to promote. I think his most interesting characteristic
             is his motivation to start a group and have them play soul music
             about sex and politics for the working people of Dublin. The
             idea of sex and politics is a theme that played a major role
             among the band throughout the book. I think that Doyle creates
             Jimmy's character to introduce this theme along with most of th...