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Jem And Scout Relationship Analysis

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To Kill a Mockingbird essay Relationships are not always easy, especially when you have nothing in common. The two main characters from Harper Lee’s novel, Jem and Scout, show their relationships through connections they share with close adults. In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout’s relationship with their Aunt Alexandra, their father, and their neighbor Miss Maudie are similar and different because: each adult has different qualities, each adult treats them in a different way, and Jem and Scout have different connections with each adult. Everyone has different qualities, some qualities can affect the relationship’s that are created with others. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout relationships vary with …show more content…

Mayella Ewell is a young woman who does not have a good relationship with her father. During the time Mayella is giving her testimony during the Tom Robinson trial Mr. Finch questions her on multiple occasions asking her if she was raped and beat but Tom or her father. During the times Mayella was questioned she usually stayed silent and avoided the questions that were being asked. This shows that not everyone is given a loving and caring father figure in their life like Jem and Scout were. Jem and Scout grew up without their mother being around, although they did not grow up with a mother figure they grew up with a friends. Jem and Scout created a relationship with their neighbor Miss Maudie at a young age. Miss Maudie is a good friends to both Jem and Scout but she is an especially important friend to Scout. Their friendship is important to not only Scout but also to Miss Maudie this is shown when Scout says, “Often as not, Miss Maudie and I would sit silently on her porch, watching the sky go from yellow to pink a the sun went down, watching flights of martins sweep low over the neighborhood and disappear behind the schoolhouse rooftops”(43).This shows the relationship Scout shares with Miss Maudie is more than just friendly neighbors. Scout spends time with Miss Maudie as a friend, but Scout also relies on Miss Maudie as a mother figure in her life. Miss Maudie is a selfless, loving,and

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