From the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” the characters of focus are Jem (Jeremy Finch) and Dill (Charles Backer).
In the story Jem ages from 10 to 13 yr. old during the time of the Great Depression, a period of great change in any child’s life. Jem displays that he is brave to Dill and Scout by going to touch Boo’s door, Boo is thought to be a monster in the beginning and the children are frightened of him (Pg18,). Jem later learns about bravery from Atticus when he faces a mad dog (Pg.128), from Mrs.Dubose’s fight with addiction (pg.147-149), and from Scouts confrontation with the mob at the jail.(pg.204-206). Along the way he grows from a boy who drags his sister along as a comrade(pg.48-49) to a young gentleman who tries to protect his sister (pg.351), while trying to help her understand the implications,prejudice, of the events going around her (pg.219,279. …show more content…
At times he's at odds with Atticus over issues he doesn't seem to understand. After the Tom Robinson’s trial and with his,time, experience with Dill, Mrs.Dubose and Boo Radley, there is a change and he becomes more thoughtful about life. “Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside (pg.304). Up until this point he has regarded Boo as a monster, a freak, he had finally learned the value of Atticus's advice. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”
In the story Jem ages from 10 to 13 yr. old during the time of the Great Depression, a period of great change in any child’s life. Jem displays that he is brave to Dill and Scout by going to touch Boo’s door, Boo is thought to be a monster in the beginning and the children are frightened of him (Pg18,). Jem later learns about bravery from Atticus when he faces a mad dog (Pg.128), from Mrs.Dubose’s fight with addiction (pg.147-149), and from Scouts confrontation with the mob at the jail.(pg.204-206). Along the way he grows from a boy who drags his sister along as a comrade(pg.48-49) to a young gentleman who tries to protect his sister (pg.351), while trying to help her understand the implications,prejudice, of the events going around her (pg.219,279. …show more content…
At times he's at odds with Atticus over issues he doesn't seem to understand. After the Tom Robinson’s trial and with his,time, experience with Dill, Mrs.Dubose and Boo Radley, there is a change and he becomes more thoughtful about life. “Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside (pg.304). Up until this point he has regarded Boo as a monster, a freak, he had finally learned the value of Atticus's advice. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view … until you climb into his skin and walk around in it”