Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his first inaugural speech, “That the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance”. In the book, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character Jem Finch does not get paralyzed by fear, his heroic personality faces fear head on. Even though Jem is just a maturing child, he shows a lot of adult traits that are revealed in TKAM. Jem shows passion, courageousness, and adventure throughout the novel. One adjective that associates with Jem is being adventurous. In the beginning of the book, and they frequently plays pretend, “Jem, naturally was Boo: he went on the footsteps and shrieked and howled from time to time.” (Lee 52). Playing pretend shows that Jem had a big imagination, giving him curious and adventurous character. He also liked to sneak into the Radley’s yard a lot. Jem explores outside of set boundaries, going somewhere he know he was not supposed to go. Jem was in it for the thrill of adventure. Jem’s adventurous acts are also assisted by his high level of courage. Jem’s courageous acts are shown multiple times throughout the book. When Scout, Dill and Jem
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Jem never shows sensitivity during the book, but this moment made Jem very upset and cry. He held such close sentiment to these items he collected from the knothole. Another example was his passion at the trial. While atticus was mentioning the fact that Mr. Ewell is left handed and Tom does not have a functional hand, Jem was “pounding the balcony rail softly, and once he whispered, ‘we’ve got him’....” (Lee 238). Jem strongly sided with Atticus’s beliefs and ability to defend, and was very confident that Atticus will be successful. Jem wishes to follow his dad’s footsteps, so this trial is very important to him. Jem’s passion is one of his most prominent
Jem never shows sensitivity during the book, but this moment made Jem very upset and cry. He held such close sentiment to these items he collected from the knothole. Another example was his passion at the trial. While atticus was mentioning the fact that Mr. Ewell is left handed and Tom does not have a functional hand, Jem was “pounding the balcony rail softly, and once he whispered, ‘we’ve got him’....” (Lee 238). Jem strongly sided with Atticus’s beliefs and ability to defend, and was very confident that Atticus will be successful. Jem wishes to follow his dad’s footsteps, so this trial is very important to him. Jem’s passion is one of his most prominent