How the Citizens of Maycomb Impact the Mindset of Jem and Scout The book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a story set in the 1930’s that focuses on the town of Maycomb. The story focuses on two young individuals who live alongside one another and watch out for each other when times get difficult. Readers may think that Jem and Scout are not influenced by the people outside of their family. However, throughout the story, Jem and Scout not only learn valuable lessons and methods from their family, but also from others outside of their family tree. If a reader finishes the book with the mindset that Jem and Scout are only influenced by their family, then they are missing a huge piece of the ultimate meaning of the story. In the book To
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Topic Sentence #1: Jem thinks that entering the Radley’s backyard to try to see Boo Radley is a good idea, but that mindset is not to stay.
a. Integrated Evidence #1: Jem, Scout, and Dill are spying through the Radley's window from their backyard, and they hear a "roar of a shotgun" that "shattered" the surrounding neighborhood. Jem, "in sobs", yells "Hurry, Scout!" (Lee 71).
b. Commentary: Jem, after having the ambition to trespass on the Radley's property, realizes the true cost of their attempt to see Boo Radley through the window. When they are found, Nathan Radley is waiting for them and is ready to defend his yard with a shotgun in hand, fully loaded. Jem, having completely lost interest in their efforts to see Boo, screams at Scout to run for their lives and get as far away from the Radley house as they can. Nathan’s decision to pull a shotgun on the intruders on his yard reshapes Jem’s priorities from wanting to see Boo Radley to escaping the Radley’s place with their lives.
c. Integrated Evidence #2: After Scout and Jem return home, Scout, having already gotten ready for bed, hears Jem lay down in his cot. She hears him "trembling" for a while, but he was then very "still", and he did not "stir again"
Topic Sentence #1: Jem thinks that entering the Radley’s backyard to try to see Boo Radley is a good idea, but that mindset is not to stay.
a. Integrated Evidence #1: Jem, Scout, and Dill are spying through the Radley's window from their backyard, and they hear a "roar of a shotgun" that "shattered" the surrounding neighborhood. Jem, "in sobs", yells "Hurry, Scout!" (Lee 71).
b. Commentary: Jem, after having the ambition to trespass on the Radley's property, realizes the true cost of their attempt to see Boo Radley through the window. When they are found, Nathan Radley is waiting for them and is ready to defend his yard with a shotgun in hand, fully loaded. Jem, having completely lost interest in their efforts to see Boo, screams at Scout to run for their lives and get as far away from the Radley house as they can. Nathan’s decision to pull a shotgun on the intruders on his yard reshapes Jem’s priorities from wanting to see Boo Radley to escaping the Radley’s place with their lives.
c. Integrated Evidence #2: After Scout and Jem return home, Scout, having already gotten ready for bed, hears Jem lay down in his cot. She hears him "trembling" for a while, but he was then very "still", and he did not "stir again"