What Does Jem Mean In To Kill A Mockingbird

Jem and Scout learn a very valuable lesson about respecting others from their father. Atticus first demonstrates this characteristic when Aunt Alexandra suggests to Atticus that he should let Calpurnia go. Atticus defends Calpurnia, refusing to let her go saying that he “couldn’t have got along without her all these years” because she helped raise Jem and Scout (155). Calpurnia helped raise the children, so she gained their respect from an early age, since they saw her as a mother figure. They are not only taught to respect people of other races, but people of their same race that why may not want to respect, Ms.Dubose for example. Atticus had taught them to “hold your head up and be a gentleman” even though Ms.Dubose constantly called their family vicious names and terrorized Jem and Scout (115). Throughout the book Boo Radley is seen as ghostly figure in Maycomb, he was something that the children would make games out of and his house was something people would cross the street to pass. They soon discover that Boo is just trying to be their friend, he does this by leaving small gifts in a knot of the

To mature is to grow up and understand the world around oneself. In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the character of Jem matures and learns many lessons from his father Atticus, neighbor Mrs Dubose, and the figure of Tom Robinson who help him to grow up. Over time, the reader sees Jem learn the life lessons of always doing the right thing, showing courage in the face of adversity, and learning that life is not always fair.

Scout and Jem’s decisions were impacted greatly by how much Atticus has taught them. The methods he uses to bring them up are differ greatly, and give his children a very different set of beliefs than the majority of the people of Maycomb. For example, he teaches them about empathy, a ‘skill’ that much of the community does not know. “You can never really understand a person... until you climb into their skin and walk around in it” (39). Atticus teaches his kids how to empathize with someone, giving them an ideal to live by. As a child grows up, a lot of times they inherit their parent’s belief system as well. He will continue his open-,minded accepting attitude into his children, and their future decisions will be affected greatly by Atticus’s

Jem and Scout, throughout “To Kill A Mockingbird,” learn to consider things from other people’s perspectives. Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father, says “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view – until you climb into his skin and walk around in” (Lee 39). They learn this through experiences with their neighbor Boo Radley as they mature beyond their years. At the beginning of the novel, Jem and Scout make fun of Boo and assume that all of the rumors going around about him are true. However, later on in the story the children grow an admiration for Boo and learn to understand him. As they matured, Jem and Scout naturally learned many life lessons of appreciation, respect, and courage

Atticus Finch is a bad parent due to his ignorant nature. First and foremost, Atticus is ignorant because he doesn’t teach his children how to respect authority. Atticus is telling Jem and Scout that they need to behave more like the Finches. He tells them, that they need to be ladies and gentlemen. Scout asks, “Atticus, is all this behavin’ an’ stuff gonna make things different?” It is disrespectful for children to call adults by their first names. Scout and Jem calling Atticus by his first name creates a mindset that they can address adults in an informal manner, which most would view as disrespectful. This shows that Atticus is ignorant, because his children have not been taught to respect their elders. In addition, Atticus is ignorant because he is inconsiderate of others.

However, the kids are not quick to accepting people most of the time. Without Atticus being there to guide them along the path of righteousness, Jem and Scout would be just like any other kid in Maycomb. When the kids are confused as to why Atticus was trying to do the ethical thing and defend Tom, Miss Maudie has to explain to them that he was making "baby steps in the right direction" (183). When Jem is still absent minded about the ordeal, Miss Maudie says, "I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us. Your father's one of them.' 'Oh,' said Jem. 'Well.' 'Don't you oh well me, sir,' Miss Maudie replied, recognizing Jem's fatalistic noises, 'you are not old enough to appreciate what I said'" (183). The kids are impetuous to judge people, like Boo Radley, and Atticus has to stand up for him against the children. Even if Scout and Jem do a good deed of exemplifying equality, they are following by Atticus' admirable example since he is their father and they live under his influence.

Atticus Finch greatly influenced Scout's compassion by teaching her to look at life from another point of view. Atticus began to teach Scout at an early age not to judge others hastily and to understand the others' motivations and actions. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee 30) For instance, Scout's view of Boo Radley, a reclusive man, was changed by Attcius's non judgmental and respectful attitude towards his reclusive lifestyle. At first, Scout perceived Boo as a sort of monster, but eventually learns differently due to his subtle acts of kindness, and Atticus's example.

Atticus is a wise father and helps his children accept people no matter how they look or act. This is evident when he says “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.” (Lee 33). Throughout the novel, Jem and Scout mature at different paces. Atticus guides his children as they begin to grow and mature. “It ain’t right, Atticus,” said Jem.” “No son, It’s not right.” (Lee 243). When Atticus lost the case, Jem expressed how he felt. He had tears on his face. Here was a turning point for Jem because he was old enough to understand the case. Atticus comforted him and agreed it was not right. Atticus shows affection towards his children when they saved him from trouble with “the mob”. “As they passed under a streetlight, Atticus reached out and massaged Jem’s hair, his one gesture of affection.” (Lee 176). At first, Atticus may have been frustrated with his children being at the office. Then, their innocence saved him. Atticus has many characteristics and is a loving father. Atticus displays a valuable lesson about equality and fairness for his children.

It has been nearly ten years since something similar this has happened. I would have never thought this day would come so soon, well at least not for my brother Jem that is. I never really thought of how it would happen or how old we would be or if I would even be there when it did happen. I have not cried so hard since Dill had told Jem and me he was being drafted and that he would not end up marrying me after all that time. Jem was only twenty-two years old, he was the only family I had left since Atticus started drinking and we had cut off all connections from Maycomb, but I never imagined I would lose Jem so soon. Jem and I moved down to Georgia when Jem was old enough to take care of me. Jem was so inspired by Atticus trying to defend a colored man back in Maycomb he chose Georgia so he could make a difference in the lives of the colored folks who needed some inspiration of their own. Although, Jem’s idea of inspiring the folks of Georgia was quite different than I thought of him. Jem convinced me to protest with him, protest that blacks should get paid as much as whites, blacks should get the same opportunities that white folks did. At first I was only going along with him because I did not know where to go, I wish I did know where to go and I knew what was going to happen and I could have avoided being at my only brother’s funeral. It all started when he met Roy Edwards at the county jail, Jem’s job did not pay enough to supply the both of us with food and shelter so

Many see the glass half empty. Others see it half full. A certain viewpoint makes people who they are. A human's perspective provokes particular beliefs and thoughts that run through our mind like millions of tiny termites. Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird authored by Harper Lee, the Finches, Ewells and Robinsons all view the world in a different manner. For Jem Finch, his beliefs are constantly being changed by his environment, surroundings, and people around him. Jem’s early antics with Boo, his attendance at the African-American church, and witness of the trial have one thing in common. All three change Jem’s beliefs from childish to thoughtful!

    In chapter 31 Scout is realizing that the rumor about Boo and how everybody described him wasn’t as she imagined. The novel states “When they finally saw him, why he hadn’t done any of those things...Atticus he was real nice...His hands were underneath my chin, pulling up the cover, tucking it around me. Most people are Scout, when you finally see them” (Lee 323). In other words people shouldn’t believe what other people say about a person until you have met them.  After Scout put aside those things, she finally saw and got to know him for who he really was, she considered him as a heart kinded man. This is important because  if you do believe what people say you might miss out on the opportunity to make a new friend or role model because you don’t understand that person. In addition,  in chapter 3 Scout’s father is explaining how to along with others better by  considering their point of view.  The text states “First of all,” he said if you 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 his point of view...until you climb into their skin and walk around in it”(Lee 39). In other words, it isn’t until you truly put yourself in someone else’s position that you will be able to understand what that person has been going though. This illustrates the importance of considering others perspectives and a willingness to be open minded about their

Jem says “Scout I think I'm beginning to understand something..” (pg 231) this shows that jem is understanding more about boo and isn't judging as much. Scout and Jem thought that Atticus couldn't do anything because he was to old and boring, but after Atticus shot the dog they learnt that he actually could do stuff and shouldn't judge until they really knew him. “Naw scout, it's something you wouldn't understand. Atticus is real old, but I wouldn't care if he couldn't do anything. I wouldn't care if he couldn't do a blessed thing. This proves that jem is understanding not to judge

Children almost never listen to their parents because they want to see for themselves if their parents were correct. In Atticus’ situation, he catches Scout, Jem, and Dill trying to play something on Boo Radley. When he asks them what they were doing, they don’t give him an honest answer. Atticus knows that it is not a good idea to annoy Boo Radley, so he uses his morality/principles to tell the kids. He tells them with honesty why they shouldn’t keep tormenting Boo.

In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird,” Jem’s personality changed drastically throughout the story. Jem is forced to grow up by what he experiences. He starts to develop by the end of the book, and learns many lessons from his father, as well as how to stand up for what you believe in. As he grows, Jem’s sense of mortality develops with him.

Throughout the novel “ To Kill A Mockingbird ” by Harper Lee, many different characters are introduced and explained. The author fills us in on the characteristics and the personality of the characters in the book. For example, how they react in a certain situation or how they generally are around certain types of people. However, throughout the story we can see how they change and develop into a new person or how they develop new beliefs. In the story we see that they go through many types of scenarios and how they learn from what they experience and eventually they figure out the answers to some of the questions they had. But is seems, we are focused on the main characters like Jem, Scout, Dill, and Aunt Alexandra. Of course, there are