Jem Coming Of Age

Jem states to Atticus “...do I have to?” Atticus then replies “Certainly.” (P.121) In this scene that I chose to write my Essay on, Jem’s coming of age is established

Zachary Wurl Mr. Noreen English 26 February 2023 TKAM Thesis Paper Harper Lee uses the character Jem to show that growing up often reveals the negative aspects of life. This is shown by Jem’s view of the world gradually declining throughout the book. Scout, though faced with the same problems as Jem doesn’t seem as affected by them as Jem does. This is mostly due to the fact that she doesn’t understand what is going on as Jem does. Jem matures a lot throughout the book, and this becomes more and more true as the trial goes on.

This is when he went out of control and lost all of the maturity he had. He could no longer take Mrs.Dubose’s insulting comments. This was a terrible decision yet others would have been tempted to do the same thing. As a punishment, Jem is forced to read to

Jem starts to mature the most after the case. His [Jem’s] face was streaked with angry tears as we make our way through the cheerful crowd. “It ain't’ right," he muttered all the way to the corner of the square where we found Atticus waiting… “It ain’t right, Atticus,” said Jem. No son, it’s not right.” We walked home.

IN the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Scout finch, a daughter to Atticus and a sister to Jem Finch. Scout is an innocent five year old girl at the beginning of the book, but by the time the book ends she is a 9 year old girl finding out just how evil things can be. Scout is a young girl with a free spirit. She speaks her mind all throughout the book witch make the book very comical, as the novel goes on it is obvious that scout is an outspoken, intelligent, and brave girl.

16). When Jem was young, he saw Boo Radley as this monstrous, savage, animalistic type character. Jem later recalls that he’s only met the man once when he was about the age of a toddler, so this just shows that Jem’s description of Boo is probably just his imagination. When Jem is older, he attends the Tom Robinson trial with Scout and Dill. At the end of the trial, Jem experiences a coming of age in that he now knows how adults function in the society in Maycomb.

(Need a hook). The author uses of view of a child, Scout Finch, along with two other children, Jem Finch and Dill, to show the innocence of children is taken away from the coming of age. She uses a trial against a black man raping a white girl to show how children are innocent. Harper Lee uses life lessons to show that Scouts coming of age. Scout says, “Atticus had said it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in” (Lee 129).

Her conscience and faith in the good of mankind continues to remain strong, without her becoming a hypocrite or subject to the destruction of innocence which is seen in the novel. Jeremy “Jem” Finch: He is Scout’s older brother, and is 10 years old at the beginning of the novel. He begins puberty, and has a better understanding of certain events that occur in the novel. Despite when he gently pushes Scout

In To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Jem grows from a little boy to an intelligent young man. Throughout the book, he discerns many things that shape his personality. As Jem grows, he learns how bad society is and that not everyone is perfect. Fortunately for Jem, this ends up helping him and he finds out that Atticus is a hero and that he should look up to Atticus. Through Atticus and the trial, Jem loses his innocence by learning about prejudice, bravery, and that the justice system is crippled.

The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is about two kids, Jem and Scout, and their childhood in their small town Maycomb, Alabama. In the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout were two innocent kids playing in the summer sun, until school came along. Jem was about twelve throughout the novel and Scout was eight, and considering that Jem was twelve in the novel, he was changing. During the middle of the novel a rape trial occurred, which included a black man being accused by a white woman of first-degree rape. Atticus, the kid’s father was defending the african american man; Tom Robinson.

I made the mistake of reading the first Little House on the Prairie book once again after finishing the series. It was just so hard to believe that the distinguished Laura Ingalls Wilder was once a naughty five-year-old, always secondary to her flawless older sister. This transformation made me realize that in reality or literature, characters change as they grow. Their change depends on the events taking place in the book, which explains how and why Laura Ingalls rose up to be the head of the family when her older sister was unable to do so. Many literary works portray growth or refinement of certain characters; physically, mentally, or emotionally.

As the novel progresses, Jem becomes less defiant and more understanding of adults. Jem witnesses the physical and moral courage of his father before and during the trial of

The best teacher is always experience. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Jem, one of the main characters, undergoes many significant personality changes. Jem’s character changes through several experiences, the most prevalent of those being when Jem turns twelve, when he destroys Mrs.Dubose’s flower bed, and when he learns of the town’s racial bias. Jem’s personality underwent significant changes when he turned twelve years old. His new behavior was noticed by Scout, who described him as,”...

Luke Mathew Mr. Day 3B 3-28-23 Jem and Scout’s Maturity Transition At what point in Harper Lee’s novel, “To Kill A Mockingbird”, do Jem and Scout Finch really expose their transitions into more mature people? During the early scenes of this story, we often see both of them being portrayed as mischievous and young but, towards the middle to end of the story, they develop into mature young adults. In chapter fifteen of To Kill A Mockingbird, a large mob of men, led by Walter Cunningham, all gather in front of the Maycomb County jail; This mob stands its ground until Jem and Scout arrive. In this passage Lee uses conflict and plot to convey the theme: sometimes the kids know better than their parents.

As Jem starts to mature, his body language and use of words also start to show his overall maturity and his loss of innocence. Specifically, he acts exactly like his father,