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    her is Jem Finch. Jem Finch is her older brother who is one of the most important growths in the book. Jem starts the book as a young naive boy but, as the book continues on Jem evolves into a young man. The evolution of Jem can be found in many things he says. Three scenes that show his growth into a mature young man are when he treats Walter with respect after Scout beats him up, when he realizes the tree hole was Boo’s way of communicating, and finally Jem shows how mature…

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    age involves recognizing different perspectives. Jem and Scout’s exploration of Maycomb County helps broaden their world and forces them to face other perspectives. When they were younger, “Jem and [Scout] confined [their] activities to the southern neighborhood” (Lee, 114) but, now that they are older, “the business section of Maycomb dr[aws] [them] frequently up the street past the real property of Mrs. Henry Lafayette Dubose” (Lee, 114). Jem and Scout had stayed in one area…

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    Jem instructs Scout to leave an innocent insect alone because it's defenseless and it hasn't done anything to her. I think that with Tom Robinson's case, Jem has acquired maturity and therefore understands that just like the bug that Scout was about to kill, there was no legitimate reason to kill Tom. Scout thinks that Jem is the one who is becoming more like a girl and in my opinion, this is due to the fact that he's more sensitive to those who are harmed. Therefore, Jem has become more…

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    In the realistic fictional novel,To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee we see a young boy named Jem living with his sister Scout, his father Atticus,who is a lawyer and their african american maid, Calpurnia. Jem is living through the Great Depression and lots of racism. Throughout the book we see how Jem slowly starts to mature and understand the racism of Maycomb. Jem had been showing immaturity from the start of the story before perceiving Maycomb and its ways that had influenced the people…

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    story when Jem breaks his arm. In spite of the fact that Jem and his sister Scout frequently bicker, Jem turns into a decent sibling through his coming of age. He keeps her safe, and serves as one of her closest companions. Numerous things change Jem between the beginning and conclusion, his physical attributes as well as psychological. In the course of the story he ages from 10 to 13, which time of extraordinary change in any child’s life. Jem is no exemption to this guideline. Jem enters…

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    Kill a Mockingbird mature in their opinions and manner, but out of all of them, Jem Finch develops and gains better insight due to his new found ability to view the world in a more sophisticated perspective. In most ways, Jem’s merger into puberty helped him become a better: son, brother, and person. Despite Jem 's frivolous events surrounding him, he still makes the best out of what he can and learning from everything. Jem Finch develops and gains better insight due to his new found ability to…

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    could. Not only did I learn from her experiences but also her mistakes. Fortunately, she helped me learn from my mistakes too. This relationship where I learned from my sister resembled that of the young siblings of To Kill A Mockingbird, Jem and Scout. Just like Jem, my sister was more composed and influential. I took the role of Scout—young, untrained, and wanting to prove my capabilities. Over the years, I’ve seen how my sister has been and continues to be a beneficial person in my life.…

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    Harper Lee’s to kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout come across several coming of age experiences. The novel is written in Chronological order, Jem and Scout have many coming of age moments. Jem and Scout face many coming of age experiences throughout the novel. “ Stop ringing that bell. Dill grabbed the clamper, in the silence that followed. I wish he'd start ringing it again. Atticus pushed his hat to the back of his head and put his hands on his hips. Jem he said, what were you doing?…

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    Lee shows how her character’s Jem and Scout go through changes in their lives. Harper Lee shows through Scout’s view how Jem changes and how each thing that the two of them went through influenced how they matured. Scouts view shows how the characters and people of Maycomb shaped them into who they were. What would Jem and Scout be without the people in Maycomb and what would they be without the events all around them? The people in Maycomb helped shape Scout and Jem into who they were at the…

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    In To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem represents a mockingbird because Jem had done no harm, brought joy to others, and was a victim of undeserved violence. First, after Scout and Walter Cunningham had an exchange of blows, Jem invited him over to their house for dinner. Jem was stopping the fight with Scout and Walter by kindly inviting Walter Cunningham over to dinner. He was bringing joy to them both by changing the subject and having the courtesy to think of others and not just himself. In addition,…

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