Jem

rape, and Scout and her brother Jem attacked by an estranged citizen. The concept of courage in To Kill a Mockingbird illustrates how brave people can be. Ultimately this theme shows that through courage, one can overcome many obstacles and situations…

In To Kill a Mockingbird, The relationship that Scout and Jem have with their father, Atticus, is one of respect. Not only do the children respect their father, he respects them as well. Atticus is a very respected and honest man. He keeps his cool with everyone, whether in the courtroom or with his own children. He is always fair and hears both sides. As Scout once said, “When Jem an’ I fuss Atticus doesn 't ever just listen to Jem’s side of it, he heard mine too”.…

Jem Finch is a courageous, smart, and tough character from To kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee. Throughout the book Jem ages from ten to thirteen over the course of three years. As the novel progresses, Jem’s idea of bravery dramatically changes. At the beginning of the novel, he thinks he is being brave by touching the side of the Radley house. His point of view of bravery then changes greatly when he sees Mrs. Dubose fight her addiction and go though withdrawal, and when Scout confrontation…

Jem has been exposed to many instances throughout his childhood that could have lead him to losing his innocence. He has always been more empathetic than Scout and, has been able to make connections to more things than Scout has. For instance, before Atticus accepts Tom Robinson’s trial, the reader’s experience Jem losing a piece of his innocence with the realization that Boo is trapped inside the house like a prisoner. When Jem and Scout find little gifts in a hole…

page 207. So far this book is about the adults getting on Scout’s and Jem’s nerves, but Jem and Scout realise it is for love or for safety. In this journal I will be evaluating and questioning. Evaluate: who is the better mother figure? G- Calpurnia is a better mother figure than Aunt Alexandra Y- Calpurnia is a good mother figure R- Calpurnia protects Jem and Scout R- She is kind towards Jem and Scout Y- Aunt Alexandra is not a good mother figure R- Bossy R- Selfish…

but Jem Finch plays one of the significant role in the story. Jem demonstrates various morals throughout the plot, that impact his thoughts and thinking. Throughout the story Jem exemplifies the importance of 3 major ideals: not having preconceived notions of others without fully knowing them, confronting your fears head on and standing up for what you believe is right. To begin with, Jem establishes theme through not having preconceived notions of other's without fully knowing them. Jem…

their view on life alters. In the past Jem and Scout would play games together along with their friend Dill. But as they got older Jem begins to change while Scout stays her childish self. We begin to notice examples of this throughout the story. On Page 8 Jem shows pride in Scout’s achievements by boasting to Dill. As Dill parades his reading skills Jem says, “ Scout yonder’s been readin’ ever since she was born, and she ain’t…

Ever wondered about how Jem’s morality, and identity changed? Well, in the book To Kill a Mockingbird influenced Jem to change his ability to judge right from wrong, and how to be a Southern Gentleman. These are connected because both talk about Jem and his morality. Jem is Scout’s (the main character) brother. They all live in Maycomb County. Jem realizes about the power of racism and how it plays a big role in Maycomb, and in African-Americans lives. It also changes how people see themselves,…

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…

small town in Alabama called Maycomb County. In chapter 7 when the knot-hole in the tree gets filled up, Jem learns from Mr. Nathan Radley’s excuse of the tree dying that people can manipulate the way they think. During the talk between Jem and Mr. Radley, Jem realizes the truth about Mr. Radley and perceives that people can influence the way others think. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem wants to get to the bottom of the tree so he stops Mr. Radley and says “Mr. Radley, ah-did you put…