Jem Finch Loss Of Innocence

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.

Racism has the power to change anybody’s life. Jem Finch is a young teen character from To Kill a Mockingbird who longed for the warm summer days when he could just play on the lawn and not care about the future. However, as the novel progresses, it becomes clear that he cannot just play around when he knows what is going on around him and what is happening to the black community of Maycomb, Alabama. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a success in the world of literature. Set in the 1930’s down south where racism was rampant, Harper Lee shows us the challenges of growing up in a community of inequality through the characters Jem and Scout Finch. Jem is older than Scout by 3 years so he understands how serious the nature of racism is and

For instance, Jem says, “It showed Atticus barefoot in short pants, chained to a desk: he was diligently writing on a slate while frivolous-looking girls yelled, “Yoo-hoo!” at him. That's a compliment, he spends his time doin’ things that wouldn't get done if nobody did ‘em”’ (pg. 116). Jem is supporting Atticus through this unfortunate event. I think Jem is very thoughtful and considerate by making his father feel better about the situation. I thought Jem was more self centered than he actually is. I believe that the reason Jem is maturing is because all of the bad things that have happened to him at only 12 years old. Conflict proves the theme by Jem’s actions towards

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

Tiffany Prewitt 9th Grade Summer Reading TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BY: Harper Lee 1.) In To Kill a Mockingbird, Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem Finch and widowed father Atticus Finch, in Maycomb, Alabama. Scout and Jem befriend a boy named Dill, and go about their summer plotting to get Boo Radely out of the masterious Radley house.

Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird Jem Finch shows us innocence, curiosity, and courage. Jem Finch showed innocence after the Tom Robinson trial, he showed curiosity when they went to go see Boo Radley, and he showed us courage at the jail the night before the trial. Jem Finch was the one that made me want to actually read this book, I was always interested in what his curiosity would drive him to do next. Jem is one of the main characters of the book and I fell in love with him throughout the

During chapter 4 Jem, Scout, and Dill are playing “Boo Radley”, or re-enacting the highlights of his life, when Atticus sees this he asked what they were doing, but immature Jem responded with nothing because he knew that what they were doing was wrong but instead of telling the truth he told an obvious lie. But at the end of part 1, chapter 8 you can see that he has grown since then. Jem tells Atticus every about the knot-hole, Nathan Radley, and Boo Radley. In the text he also showed maturity by defending Boo when he said “but Atticus, I swear to God he ain’t ever harmed us, he ain’t ever hurt us, he coulda cut my throat from ear to ear that night but he tried to mend my pants instead... he ain’t ever hurt us,

Atticus says, “if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you’ll get along a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never really understand a person until you consider things from the perspective of others.” (p.39) In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird the protagonist Scout Finch, with her Brother Jem Finch get in some trouble, which makes them have seperate coming of age moments. In the fictional book based on the 1930’s Scout and Jem see a lot of racism and their father Atticus calmly tells them what they should do and how they should handle things.

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.

He starts out with the story being ten years old, but by the time it is over he is about thirteen, in the beginning of the novel he is still caring about his sister but begins to care for her even more over time. Also, Jem is brave, but at the start his idea of the brave is touching the side of the Radley House, but as the story progresses on he begins to realize that after all he had gone through touching that house was not brave, what’s brave is Atticus facing a vicious dog, or even how Scout confronted those guys in front of the jail. Jem goes through the same thing every other teenage boy does, which was puberty, while turning from a young boy into a young man he had become more developed into a mature

In addition to Jem’s childish, protective, and playful nature- he is also scheming and possesses a clever mind. He demonstrates this with his knack for avoiding conflict, finding loopholes in regards to the rules Atticus has set for him and Scout, and luring out Boo Radley. This mischievousness sometimes causes Jem to be a troublemaker. Despite his cunning nature- as the novel progresses, Jem changes and develops into a more mature and responsible character as

When Jem asked me, "What are we going to do Cal?" I just shook my head.

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.

In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, Harper Lee uses plot, setting, and conflict to present themes such as racism, morality, and forgiveness. One of the strongest he used was coming of age. Although most of the characters have experienced coming of age, I think that Jem’s experience had a bigger impact on the story. He changes mentally and emotionally. In the novel Jem gains a better understanding of the world and gets to know to people of Maycomb a lot better. He also learns innumerable life lessons from his father Atticus and the meaning of the lessons give him a different perspective.

One other sign of maturation can be seen in the children’s level of respect for Atticus. In part one, Jem and Scout love Atticus but think he is old and not very exciting. Jem is always upset because Atticus will never play tackle football with him. Scout is always getting into fights and doesn’t listen immediately to Atticus when he tells her to stop. A huge change is seen in part two when the children realize how great of a man and a parent Atticus really is. Jem no longer minds that Atticus