How Has Jem Finch Changed

However Jem is the character that changes the most. Even though the book is not written from his point of view, we can see how he changes and grows. In the beginning of the book, he is still a child. He is scared of the neighborhood recluse, Boo Radley. He enjoys playing make believe games Dill and Scout like on page 51. You can see his gradual empathy for Boo and his understanding of how Boo is not a bad or scary person. This all takes place after the trial on 304 where Jem says to Scout “Scout, I think I’m beginning to understand something. I think I’m beginning to understand why Boo Radley’s stayed shut up in the house all this time… it’s because he wants to stay inside.” He finally starts to see how corrupt the world is and as the trial is going on, he is beginning to see the prejudice and the unfair treatment toward people, especially colored people. Especially when Tom got ruled guilty after all the evidence showed that he was innocent (282). Another big piece that shows that Jem has matured the most is shown from pages 203-207 when Atticus is faced with the mob. Jem is protecting not only his little sister and Dill, but he is also protecting his father. This is the first time he ever stood up to Atticus. He stayed at the jail when Atticus told and eventually pleaded him to take the other children home. At any other part of the book prior to this point, Jem would not have had the courage to stand up to his father and protect him. These few examples show only part of how much Jem had learned and matured the most throughout the

After that “Jem was standing in the corner of the room, looking like the traitor he was. ‘Dill, I had to tell him,’ he said. ‘You can’t run three hundred miles off without your mother knowin’.’” (141). Jem was mature by telling Atticus because they can’t sneak around to try and fully feed him, and Atticus has the right to know who is in his house. In the end Jem saw it as the right thing to do and beneficial to both sides. Meanwhile, Scout doesn’t believe that, she thinks that he broke the “code of our childhood”(141) and calls him a

Jem , AND Scout both change for the good, because of what they learned from Atticus. These changes happend ,because of the courage ,and audacity Atticus had shown the kids, and the town of Maycomb . For example throught Atticus’s time in defending Tom, he takes the time to teach his kids ”fight with your own head instead of using your fists.” This statment shaped both Scout ,and Jem by changing them to not be violent ,and physical, but to smart ,and witty .Another way Atticus changed Jem ,and Scout is by shooting the disturbed dog with one shot . This showed both of Atticus’s kids that he is not the “feeble father” they thought he was. Instead he is known as “ One shot finch”. After this Scout wants to go tell all of her friends at school

In conclusion, jem is changing in the book but however scout is changing more than jem.

The characters in To Kill a Mockingbird are delightful, spontaneous, and loveable in every way. Scout is everyone's favorite little scamp who loves playing and acting like a little boy. Atticus is the serious but compassionate father who still manages to look after his children after his wife’s death, and even while dealing with a very important case. Tom Robinson adds the feeling of worriedness, you don’t need to worry about the other characters well being like you do Tom’s. However, the best character is Jem, the older brother of Scout and the son of Atticus.

Jem Finch develops as a character throughout To Kill A Mockingbird. Jem grows and becomes more mature, ditching his childhood behavior (for the most part). He becomes more aware of Maycomb’s social conventions and loses his innocence.

Have you went a long time without seeing a family member? It is amazing how much they change from one time to another. They grow tremendously throughout their lives. That same thing happened to Jem and Scout in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird. Jem and Scout have changed in many ways throughout the novel.

No matter where or who a person is, they are always learning something, either about themselves or about the environment around them. In Harper Lee's heartwarming novel titled To Kill A Mockingbird, the main characters Jem and Scout grow and mature throughout the story as they learn both more about themselves and the world around them. As the story progresses, they learn many life lessons including those about prejudice, people and how they have been categorized and judged, and, last but not least, gender issues.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee shows us how Jem changed his perspective and matured throughout the novel in his understanding of other people. Jem is 10 years old who lives with his father, Atticus and his little sister Scout. Although the novel is narrated by Scout the reader can see the perspective of how Jem matures. They are both put in situations that make Jem question his way of thinking. The people around Jem influenced him on how to gain a greater understanding of the world around him. At the beginning of the novel Jem is still trying to figure out his mentality and has a lot of moods because he is growing up.

Jem had changed throughout the story from acting like a child and doing things that children do to becoming more mature and taking part in the

Jem has changed socially throughout tkam. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird jem has changed by a couple different ways, he has started to understand the racism in maycomb and how it affects everything, he has also learnt not to judge people until you really know them, and jem has become a more mature and responsible person. With jem changing throughout the book the way he looks at the world changes. It also changes the way he acts.

As To Kill a Mockingbird progresses, Jem takes definitive steps toward maturity with his actions in the tire and flower incidents, for example. He would later go on to repair the flowerbed he destroyed, and take greater care to protect Scout. Through his actions, we can see Jem develop a sense of morals and responsibility that would prove to be a lifesaver.

"Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird."Jem has changed from a childish little boy to a 12 year old young adult and is able to make smart decisions.

          Continuing,  as Jem is seeing things from others point of views, he grows in his maturity which leads to him to act as adult. An example of this is when Scout and Aunt Alexandra, who is very determine to keep a good reputation to the family name, get into an argument regarding the

Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout change tremendously. They do not change physically, but rather mentally. Their maturation can be seen as the novel progresses and by the end of the story they seem to be two completely different people. As the novel goes on, the reader can see that Jem and Scout mature even when the rest of the town does not.