Jem Finch Changes In To Kill A Mockingbird

Jeremy Atticus Finch, or Jem, is one of the main characters in To Kill a Mockingbird. He is the son of Atticus Finch and the brother of Scout Finch. At the beginning of To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem is an immature ten year old, and at the end, he is a much more mature thirteen year old. At the beginning of the book, Jem believes that bravery is through the acceptance of dares given to him.

Near the end of the book Jem is nearly 13 years of age. Jem is a good kid who knows what is right and wrong but still needs to be a little bit older before he can understand why a lot of things happen. Jem is a very good brother and is very mature for his age.  Jem is involved in all of the important events in the book. He was at Tom Robinson's trial and he was attacked by Bob Ewell. A theme that Jem represents is that things are not always as they seem to be. After Atticus gives information on why Tom is innocent Jem says, “We’ve got Him.”(Lee 238). Jem knew Tom was innocent and it appeared that he would be without a doubt innocent, but Tom ended up being convicted guilty which Jem did not see

At the beginning of the novel, Jem Finch is a foolish, care-free, and trouble-making, young boy; however, as the story progresses, Jem starts to see the world very differently. When Jem and Scout are arguing over why Atticus is so stressed, Jem says that it is the Tom Robinson case that is messing with Atticus, and that the situation is “different for grown folks” than it is for little kids (Lee 184). Jem’s understanding of the effect the Robinson case on Atticus demonstrates that Jem is beginning to recognize the world differently. Jem notices that the world is complicated and that certain situations can be completely different in the eyes of children and adults. Jem is now growing older and more mature. Earlier in the story, Jem, Scout, and Atticus go and have Christmas dinner with the other Finches. When the Finches are having their Christmas dinner, “Jem and Francis [sit] with the adults at the dining table” leaving Scout stuck “at the little

Finch, also known as Jem. His lifelong best friend was his sister Jean Louise Finch, or Scout for short, but after a mysterious new kid named Dill Harris started talking to the siblings, Jem and Dill became best friends, and later on Dill became Scout’s finance. As told by Scout, at the age of thirteen, Jem badly broke his elbow, which he was “seldom self-conscious,” about. Due to this injury his “left arm was somewhat shorter than his right; when he stood or walked the back of his hand was at right angles to his body, his thumbs parallel to his thigh.” Which according to Scout, “he didn’t care much, as long as he could punt and

Rickey Williams says, “I don’t think people change. I think the essence of what I am today is the same as when I was five years old. It’s just maturity.” (Ricky, Williams). In the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the characters face many challenges in their society and experience lessons that made them different, than from the beginning of the book. Atticus, the father of Scout and Jem, is a lawyer in Maycomb County during the 1930’s. Atticus is given a special case where he has to defend a black man, which creates many problems for him and his family against their town, dealing with racism. In the novel Atticus, Scout, and Jem are all wise people that symbolize a mockingbird.

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.

Jem Finch is one of the main characters in the novel; To Kill a Mockingbird by: Harper Lee. To KIll a Mockingbird is an intriguing book, in the beginning you are introduced to a character known as Boo Radley, Boo Radley comes up throughout the whole book and plays a big role specifically towards the end, there is a town trial during the trial there is a White man who goes up against a Black man. In Maycomb there is a lot of racism and

In the book to Kill A Mockingbird, we find many examples of characters who show a change in perspective and outlook of the world around them. Few however change as dramatically as Jem Finch. We see a character who experiences the hardships of reality during some of the most awkward years of adolescents. As a result, we find a character whose morals are shaped and molded by each situation he faces. Jem Finch changes his motivations and perspectives because of the traits shown by the people of Maycomb and through the predicament of growing up.

Little by little the characters in To kill A Mockingbird start to change but there is one person that sticks out. Being the odd one out has it’s upsides and downsides. In Harper Lee’s novel, To Kill A Mockingbird the most evolved character is Jeremy “Jem” Finch, he has started to act more like Atticus and started thinking more like an egotistical person.

Jem Finch loses all hope for future and change when Tom lost the case. He has an epiphany that not all people are as open minded and as willing to change. Jem went through something we will all go through in our lives, social injustice. He let it affect him more than most people would and he fell subjective to a glance at adulthood. In chapter 7 Nathan Radley closes up the hole in the tree that Boo was using to to leave the children gifts.

Jeremy “Jem” Finch is a leading protagonist in Harper Lee’s novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” published in 1960. Jem matured greatly throughout the duration of the book, starting to resemble and idolize his father, achieves the status of a guardian to his sister and introduces a whole new set of ideals in his lifestyle. He embodies the themes of growth. Throughout the novel we see how perceptions of things such as courage, respect, tolerance, and cruelty changes Jem as he matures.

Older brothers are typically the ones who annoy and bully the younger siblings with love. They are the ones who the parents rely on to help around the house. Jem Finch is a little bit different than the typical older brother to a little girl, but then again his little sister isn’t that ordinary either. Jem Finch displays many character traits. In the first few chapters he displays a little kid who gets in trouble along side of his friends and younger sister, but further into the novel Jem demonstrates more responsible behaviors by accepting his wrongs and the consequences. He also shows how he will stand up for Scout and take care of her, even though he doesn’t like to be seen with her while they are at school, and he is hard on her when

Through the course of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, Jem encounters a series of events that cause him to grow up. During Tom Robinson’s trial, Jem’s eyes were opened to the racism and prejudice of the South: loss of innocence, a major theme in the novel, is a realization of the cruelty and injustice in the world, and that one must develop a tolerance for it.

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.