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    life was like in a town where everyone knows everyone. I, in my opinion, think that Jem showed the most courage out of all the people in the book. Even though he might seem wimpy, he does his best to protect others and stand up for what’s right. Jem in the beginning of the book is pretty young and doesn’t show much courage, but when he gets older he shows a lot of courage. For an example, near the end of the book, Jem tries to protect Scout the best he could against the attacker and that took a…

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    never hurt anyone and does no harm to the community or to any single individual whatsoever. He actually never comes out of his house, he was being a recluse in the story. Other than that, near the end of the story Arthur comes out to save Scout and Jem. He saved their lives!! That is really great for a person who does not even really know the kids and never comes out of his house to do anything at all. In conclusion, “To Kill A Mockingbird” has the theme being the mockingbird and how it is a sin…

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    To Kill a Mockingbird: Jem Finch No matter if someone has a older brother or sister, they will always try to be a role model for them. Jem Finch is a young boy who lives in Maycomb in the book To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee. He has a sister called Scout who is younger than him and he wants her to look up to him. Hem is influenced by his father, Atticus Finch because Jem’s mother died when he was younger. His father is one of the only people who is his role model and who takes part…

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    In the beginning of chapter 10, Jem was acting very immature and really thought badly about his parent, Atticus. Jem was complaining about many other kids having their dads play football for the church, yet Atticus never did anything fun. He would not play football, besides catch, nor would he go and shoot the gun with Jem and Scout. All Atticus does is sit around and read. Jem thought at the beginning that in order to be a “real man” you have to be rough and participate in manly activities.…

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    The realizer “life changes jem perspective on responsibilities” Boo, Atticus, and his environment played the most important role in changing Jem’s perspective about responsibilities in his life for others by getting shot “at” and the life lessons he learns from atticus. Aticus changed his viewpoint from believing that your social life is not better then you family. To believing that your social life is not better than you family and basic need. That he has more responsibilities like scout.…

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    Mockingbird have confronted many difficult situations. Through it all, they learned how to do the right thing no matter how difficult it was going to be. In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout is a strong, independent young girl. She has an older brother named Jem who is an influence on her tomboyish behavior. Scout’s dad, Atticus, is a good man with strong beliefs about what is wrong and what is right. He is a lawyer who defended a black man by the name of Tom Robinson, because he knew that it…

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    Kill a Mocking Bird, Jem matures in many ways, one of these ways is his perspective of their neighbor Boo Radley. He starts out believing what most others believe going along with the fact that boo is a terrible monster. Jem is a young boy who wants to know everything and because of this throughout the start of the novel he will tell scout facts that he made up or tell rumors that he has heard, “he died years ago and they stuffed him up the chimney.” In this quotation Jem is using a rumor to…

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    she was when the story first started by using a lot of details to describe the characters and Maycomb. Every character experiences changes which majorly affects their character traits and who they become. Scout, the daughter of Atticus and sister to Jem, has matured and developed in the book over three years. She finally understands the mockingbird and loses her innocence. When she learns the importance of not judging someone before meeting them. “Everyone has a story left untold, so never…

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    Jem, in many ways, is your average young teen. He has a father who he looks up to and a younger sister he is very protective of. He wants to follow in his father’s footsteps, but like all teens acts out and exclaims, “I wanted to be a lawyer, but I ain’t so sure now” (66) when arguing with his father, a statement he will most likely retract. I know this because I have been there. Just like I’ve lied to my sister to make a situation seem better, similar to Jem, “Miss Caroline’s introducing a new…

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    really were in the early twentieth century. Throughout the novel Lee writes about the array experiences Jem and Scout faced. Those experiences successfully put out many messages or themes that Lee wanted us to find. But the main theme is that everyone at a point in their life will lose their innocence and begin to think like an adult which is seen throughout the novel. The first example…

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