How Does Jem Finch Come Of Age

In the tired old town of Maycomb, two adventurous kids, Jean Louise “Scout” and Jem Finch, began to take on the world through an adult’s perspective as they witness the racism, discrimination, and injustice of not only their little town, but of the world. They realise just how cruel it is to kill a mockingbird through Tom Robinson’s and overlook society’s prejudice in seeing Boo Radley as a real person, not just a recluse. Most importantly, the children, Jem most dramatically, begin to grow up and understand the real problems of our world.
One of the ways the protagonist Jem Finch comes of age throughout To Kill a Mockingbird is by shedding his false sense of childish courage and replacing it with a more grown up maturity and integrity. As