How Does Jem Mature In To Kill A Mockingbird

Coming of age is a young person’s transition from childhood to adulthood. The coming of age passage that I picked in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is from chapter 23, pg. 292. In chapter 23, Jem is trying to make sense of everything, after the jury found Tom guilty. Jem starts to cry, and can’t believe the injustice of his townsfolk. He barely ate and was taking little interest in normal activities. Atticus starts to notice and ask Jem what's the matter. Jem is mad Tom got convicted on circumstantial evidence even though Atticus defended him well. Aunt Alexander calls Scout’s friend, Walter, trash which upsets her. But Jem is there to help her get through. Jem says there are 4 types of people in Maycomb county. People like

In the beginning of the book he starts by knocking on the window and going on his property. Throughout the book Jem starts to mature because he is hitting puberty. When Jem and Scout discover someone has been leaving things for them inside the knot of a tree he then realizes it is Boo. He and scout then try to leave him a thank you note but, his brother Nathan Radley had filled the hole with cement because, “The tree is dying.” He realizes that the stories of Boo are not true and thinks he isn’t as dangerous as the stories he’s heard everyone say. He also realizes after trying to leave a note on the window Nathan Radley comes out with a shotgun. Then they run away and have to crawl under a chain-link fence, which Jem catches his pants on and in the moment takes them off and leaves them. When he comes back for them he finds them folded and the hole had been sewed up by someone (Boo). Jem grows a lot thru the book because of his understanding of Boo and now knows he is actually a good

Like the book had been stated jem was only 10 years old when this book started. Now most 10 year olds have almost no knowledge of the world. This was expected but as the book represents jem shows us this multiple times. The first big example in the book was when scout had found the a piece of gum in the tree hole, the text states, “Don't eat things you find scout.” This is showing that Atticus has taught him at a very young age or Jem caught on to the idea dn knew it was bad. Another example in the book was when Jem wanted to contact Boo radley or Arther. Jem knew,”If i had gone alone to the Radley Place at two in the morning then my funeral would have been held that afternoon.” He had made sure they went together just in case something bad were to happen.

There are many key scenes in To Kill A MockingBird that could be considered a “coming of age” scene. One major key scene that contributes to this is in the beginning of chapter 25. In the scene, Scout and Jem are sitting outside on the porch when Scout sees a Roly Poly . She was about to smash it when Jem told her not to. She asked Jem why she couldn’t and he told her, “Because they don’t bother you…” When Jem said this, Scout didn’t really care. She had thought “Jem was the one who was getting more like a girl every day, not I.” Jem seems to have hit his coming of age moment because in the particular scene, he seems more obvious to the world than he was before. This helps set up a theme that causing harm to the innocent is wrong until they are proven guilty of something bad.

Jem refuses to admit it, but he is terrified of Boo and the horror stories that lurk around him. When Dill challenges him to knock on the doors of the Radley Place, he unsurprisingly follows through because “he loved his honor more than his head” (13). The importance of preserving his reputation and pride overpowers his fear. After the incident, Jem becomes more assertive and constantly boasts about his accomplished feat; he believes that it was an act of bravery, conquering something that no one else dared to do. Dill incessantly tests Jem’s willingness to take on new risks and the Boo Radley Game is invented. The children mock Boo in front of the entire town on a daily basis, and Jem believes he is proving a point by doing a harmless, comical thing. Atticus catches them in the action, yet “[he] hasn’t said [they] couldn’t, therefore [they] could...Jem had thought of a way around it” (41). Like most kids, Jem is brutally honest and goes off of what he hears and what is in plain sight. His doings are prompted by the innocence he still has as well as his lack of exposure to the darker sides of the world. He is unable to make higher-level connections or construct advanced ideas about his environment yet, showing that he is no more mature than the next child.

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In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird the characters show outstanding courage when they stand up for each other and their beliefs. Courage is when you take a risk without fear of what might happen. The Finch family faces hardships but they tackle them together.

The character has changed the most in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, is Jeremy Atticus Finch. He has shown more mature compared to others characters while the book is progressing. For example, after Atticus lost the trial and Tom is sent to prison, Jem says, “It ain’t right, Atticus” (Lee 284). Jem is maturing because he starts to understand what Justice means, and how cruel and racist can people be. In that part of the book, he has lost his innocence.

Jem is the oldest of two children, but is always viewed through his younger sister, Scout, who is four years younger than him.. As a reader, we see him maturing through the eyes of Scout. At the beginning of the book, he accepts her as an equal playmate, but as they grow older and experience more together, Scout notices that he begins to ignore her as a younger person and as a girly figure. Throughout the story, Jem is always aware that he is responsible for his younger sister, Scout, and does a great job of it. For example, on Scout’s first day of school, Jem keeps her from fighting in the schoolyard because of the way people were treating Walter Cunningham, a non-wealthy classmate, and makes sure that she gets to and from school properly

When he settled back his face was cloudy. He was going into one of his declines, and I grew wary” (304). Atticus tries to explain the truth about the horrid trial going on and how society is addressing it, but this is all new information to Jem and he can’t believe how the town is handling the situation of the trial. His anger is perceived when he “punched his pillow” as he attempts to release the build up from inside. It also mentions that his face is “cloudy,” revealing how he can’t see the other side of the problem at hand: the culture of his community. This “cloudy” outlook also shows him in a state of confusion, which can comprehend as Jem being caught between his innocence and losing it. Likewise, Scout is able to use her newfound understanding of the situation of Boo Radley to reflect a past thought through symbolism. When talking to Atticus about the death of Mr. Ewell, Atticus says, “Scout...Mr. Ewell fell on his knife. Can you possibly understand?” Scout responds, “Yes sir I understand…Mr. Tate was right...it’d be sort of like shootin’ a mockingbird”

Jem’s relationship with Scout changes as he matures in the story. He goes from a fellow conspirator and playmate for his sister to her protector, resembling Atticus more and more with every chapter. In chapter 4, they are playing a game enacting what they perceive Boo Radley to be like. Atticus interrupts the game and inquires whether the game was about the Radley’s or not. Jem lies, saying no in response. In page 40, Scout yells in confusion and Jem remarks, “Shut up! He’s gone in the living room; he can hear us in there.” This shows his mischievous behaviour and the fact that he is still

There are many things in life that cause people to grow up; whether it be a death of a family member, the loss of a friendship or love. These experiences help us understand the world around us and all the people that are in it. Everybody’s coming of age and transition into adulthood is different. Although many authors tell stories of kids coming of age, no story can compare to Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” that leads you through many characters travels from childhood to adulthood. The events in the novel cause Jem and Scout to grow up and mature because they realize that the people in their town are prejudice.

Having good manners, being optimistic and being respectful are all viewed as good traits, but to achieve them one must learn from mistakes and/or role models. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee there is a theme of the importance of morals. Scout is a rambunctious young girl wanting to learn more about society, Dill is an independent child learning from his surroundings and Jem is maturing into a young adult. Maycomb’s moral code has shaped their youth as they mature. Scout is a young girl in Maycomb learning about the world as she grows up.

Yet, this time it is more based on his observations alone and not being taught. Jem first is visibly changed in his view of bravery. In the beginning of the novel, Jem thinks that being brave is just touching the Radley house. But as the story progresses he sees real acts of bravery; Atticus shooting a mad dog, Mrs. Dubose’s addiction battle, and even Scout standing up to the mob at the jail. After seeing Scout stand up to the crowd at the jail, Jem declares: “I ain’t going,” (154), even after his father’s threats and pleas. This shows that Jem has minded other’s courage and learned how to really show it. An addition, from part two of the book onward, Jem is going through puberty. This definitely has an effect on his attitude and his view of others. Jem is shown to talk differently, wants to be alone, and acts more professional. Scout gets tired of Jem’s poor attitude and threatening to spank her to act high and mighty, so she attempts to beat up Jem. Scout, enraged, says: “With that, I was gone. ‘You damn morphodite, I’ll kill you!’” (139). This is a natural stage of a teen’s life, but Jem picks up these attributes of trying to be a father figure from Atticus. It is clear that Jem looks up to Atticus highly, and will copy many things from him, except maybe in the wrong way. Finally, Jem’s most important experience is that Maycomb is not what it seems. Even after the astounding evidence Atticus

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