She wants to run away with Dill and live the rest of her life with him but in reality, that is not always a possibility. Scout also has an issue with not seeing the difference between good and bad people when “[she] [breaks] away from Jem and [runs] as fast as [she] [can] to Atticus” (Lee 202). She thinks that the people Atticus is speaking to are gathered for a friendly chat when they are not. She does not comprehend that society has evil in its roots because her mind is clouded by the illusion of a perfect, peaceful community. Scout believes that everyone is treated with equality, so she is shocked when Mayella thinks Atticus is insulting her he says ma’am. After Scout hears Mayella question Atticus, “[she] [wonders] if anybody [has] called
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Hartley explains that “Jem begins to define himself as an adult” (Hartley 8). Hartley’s statement is evident when Jem talks back to Atticus and tells him, ‘[he] ain’t going’ (Lee 204). In this moment, Atticus is trying to protect Tom Robinson from the mob when Jem, Scout and Dill arrive. Atticus asks Jem to take them home, but Jem Shows his authority by denying Atticus’ request. Jem also demonstrates his newly found maturity when Dill runs away from home and says ‘you can’t go run three hundred miles off without your mother knowin’’ (Lee 188). This shows that Jem has grown mentally because he understands that it was wrong of Dill to run away. If he still has the mindset of a kid in this situation, Jem would have tried to hide this fact from Atticus. Scout also notices features to Jem when she says, “in addition to Jem’s newly developed characteristics, he [has] acquired a maddening air of wisdom” (Lee 155). With this “wisdom” Jem has gained, he makes many changes to his daily life. He removes the plans of meeting Boo Radley from his agenda and takes up new responsibilities a boy his age usually would not have to deal with. When Jem gets over the idea of meeting Boo, he makes a joke while walking by his house when he says ‘Boo must not be home’ (Lee 342). This is when he completely leaves the world of a child because he leaves behind everything that he and Dill were working for. Jem grows up partially by forgetting the prejudice illustrated against Boo that the town of Maycomb has
Hartley explains that “Jem begins to define himself as an adult” (Hartley 8). Hartley’s statement is evident when Jem talks back to Atticus and tells him, ‘[he] ain’t going’ (Lee 204). In this moment, Atticus is trying to protect Tom Robinson from the mob when Jem, Scout and Dill arrive. Atticus asks Jem to take them home, but Jem Shows his authority by denying Atticus’ request. Jem also demonstrates his newly found maturity when Dill runs away from home and says ‘you can’t go run three hundred miles off without your mother knowin’’ (Lee 188). This shows that Jem has grown mentally because he understands that it was wrong of Dill to run away. If he still has the mindset of a kid in this situation, Jem would have tried to hide this fact from Atticus. Scout also notices features to Jem when she says, “in addition to Jem’s newly developed characteristics, he [has] acquired a maddening air of wisdom” (Lee 155). With this “wisdom” Jem has gained, he makes many changes to his daily life. He removes the plans of meeting Boo Radley from his agenda and takes up new responsibilities a boy his age usually would not have to deal with. When Jem gets over the idea of meeting Boo, he makes a joke while walking by his house when he says ‘Boo must not be home’ (Lee 342). This is when he completely leaves the world of a child because he leaves behind everything that he and Dill were working for. Jem grows up partially by forgetting the prejudice illustrated against Boo that the town of Maycomb has