What Is The Community's Effect In To Kill A Mockingbird

Jem’s perception of bravery has changed throughout the course of the book. His maturity is a result of Atticus’s actions around him. At the beginning of the book, Jem is dared by his neighbour Dill to touch the door of the Radley’s; the

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.

To begin, Jem at the beginning of the book didn’t care about what he was doing/saying and the consequences that came with it. He just did whatever he pleased while trying

In addition, Jem is faced with a courageous situation in regards to the Radley house. His courage stems from fear of receiving a whipping from Atticus, and more important, his disapproval. Jem is willing to risk his life in order to save his father from showing disappointment. The threat of Mr. Radley waiting for the intruder with his gun instills fear within Jem. However, Jem overcomes this fear in order to sustain Atticus' faith. Being the only and eldest son places pressure upon Jem to set an example and implant pride within his father. The possibility of being shot is an obstacle Jem must overcome with mental courage, which he does. Lastly, Jem also shows mental courage when he stops himself from bragging about Atticus and how he was a very good shooter. When Atticus shot the mad dog, Jem found out that his father was a very good shooter and he wanted to tell everyone in school about it. But, he knew that Atticus did not consider a man with a gun in his hand real courage and so Jem kept quiet and did not brag about it, which took mental discipline and courage on his part.

All they did was go along with Maycomb and didn’t bother to think about what they were standing for. To Scout, this challenges what she used to think. She now has two different views of society and she has to decide which one she’s going to believe. Unlike the people in Maycomb, Scout wants to question and find out the truth, “Yes sir, I’m upset about something. The citizens’ councilin’ you’re doing. I think it’s disgusting and I’ll tell you that right now.” (Lee 238). Scout’s anger about what the council is enforcing and supporting isn’t what anyone else in the town is feeling. Everyone else in Maycomb goes along with it, even if some might not like it, they don’t do anything about. Scout doesn’t like the way things are and it causes the reader to think and maybe even open one’s eyes to see if something like that is going on in the community. It gives the reader a good example of when going along with society and not standing up for what one believes in can be bad, and what it can lead to; prejudice, stereotypes, and even supremacy. “[What Atticus is like] ‘You draw the pictures. I’ll make the war.’ “You’re as cynical as he was.” “Jean Louise, I’m only trying to tell you some plain truths. You must see things as they are, as wel as they should be.” (Lee 243). Scout can see more than Atticus can, as she can see both sides. She sees the racist Maycomb side, and then she sees

Society influenced every character in To Kill a Mockingbird in many more ways than one. People in the everyday world feel the stress and pressure of the world to conform to its standards, even if those standards aren’t who the people see themselves as being. Harper Lee and her protagonist, Scout, in To Kill a Mockingbird truly capture how, in such a short time, society can pressure playful girls into becoming the standard southern bell or rowdy boys into men. In the days of this setting, people weren't always given a choice or option of who they wanted to be. Too often in that time children were pressured to be exactly how they were expected to be in society. Men and women traded the flow of children's creativity for conformity instead.

The book “To Kill a Mockingbird’’ many characters have evolved and changed some for good and others no so much, the 2 biggest ones are scout and jem.

In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Atticus and Aunt Alexandra influence the kids by teaching them and making them feel how others do. They go through tough experiences which causes them to grow. Also, by looking at other’s action and the explanations that Atticus gives Jem and Scout. Alike outside of the book, people go through hard moments and learn from them. For example, on page 294 of the novel TKAM Atticus says “There’s something in our world that makes men lose their head- they couldn’t be fair if they tried.” He is explaining to Jem why the trial went like that. Because of racism. After the explanation of his dad, Jem started to realize that maybe Boo Radley didn’t want to go out because people don’t get along and he didn’t

In the beginning of the novel, Jem is a kid who likes to listen and talk about the town gossip, Boo Radley, and someone who runs around with his younger sister and their friend Dill all summer long just like any other kid. During this time in To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem liked to make up silly games and come up with his own ideas of Arthur Radley. He, like any other boy ten-year-old boy, liked adventure, excitement, and had curiosity about his surroundings and the people around him. In the novel, it says Jem has never turned down a dare before which makes him a type of fearless. Jem would try to be courageous by running up to the Radley house to touch it proving to Dill he is not scared.

Most young boys are not as courageous as Jem are in the second half of the novel. Specifically in chapter 15, Jem and Scout come to the aid of their father as a mob attempts to attack Tom while he is in the cellar. As the mob tries to move the children, Jem stands tall and does not give in to their wishes, he “… finds himself confronted for the first time with the wrongs of the world” (Bloom, page 32). Jem, Dill, and Scout all display an act of courage at this particular moment and it all started from Jem. Jem held his ground and didn’t move. It was a chain reaction and due to Jem’s response; Dill and Scout decided to follow Jem’s lead. These two often look up to and follow Jem. This reaction and Scout’s words together decreased the tension and forced Mr. Cunningham to call off the attack on Tom. “Atticus and Jem were well ahead of us, and I assumed that Atticus was giving him hell for not going home, but I was wrong. As they passed under a streetlight, Atticus reached out and massaged Jem’s hair, his one gesture of affection.”(Scout) Scout sees her father rubbing the head of his son as a symbol of compassion and respect for his son. Atticus sees Jem as not only a leader to the rest of the children, but also a new, courageous side of him as he is developing into a strapping young

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 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.

Jem Finch had an exceptionally limited view of the truth of the world. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem was an innocent young boy that couldn’t grasp and understand the true importance in life. He had many coming-of-age experiences that allowed him to realize that the world was unfair and unjust. He understood racism, inequality and the true meaning of walking in another man’s shoes or skin. He learned these crucial lessons from his father, Atticus. Atticus did extraordinary things that many people in his community would never attempt to do. But, by doing those important lesson it allowed Jem to learn very important lessons that he is able to teach for generations to come. Atticus was a very prominent figure in the community of Maycomb that Jem used to understand the meaning of the world. In this essay, I will discuss Jem’s development into a young man by using various scenes and literary elements such as characters, dialogue and the different themes introduced in the book and movie.

“To Kill a Mockingbird” written by Harper Lee, in my opinion, was one of the society’s most influential books. Taking place in the 1930s, this novel sheds light on the tremendously racist views of the American culture. Harper utilizes her novel to speak of an event she quite literally watched happen having actually grown up in this time period. In the novel, Atticus Finch, a white lawyer, has chosen to actually defend a black man, Tom Robinson, after he is convicted of a crime he did not commit. Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman when in reality the young woman had actually kissed him but unwilling to deal with the shame of this, accuses him of rape. During this time a white man defending a black man was unheard of and was also

The author reveals Jem’s first impression of bravery using actions. At the beginning, Lee says, “Jem through open the gate and sped to the side of the house, slapped it with his palm and ran back past us, not waiting to see I his foray was successful.” (Lee 18). From his actions, the readers can understand that at a young age, Jem thought that bravery was doing an outrageous act. As a young child, that may seem brave to go run up and touch the Radley house, but others of the congregation see it as disrespectful and childish. This supports the idea of changing bravery because Jem’s fellow peers, Scout and Dill, thought that he was outgoing and brave because he did something that they were scared to do. In coming chapters, Lee writes, “Jem became vaguely articulate: ‘d you see him Scout? ‘d you see him just standin’ there?... ‘n’ all of a sudden he just relaxed all over, an’ it looked like that gun was part of him… an’ he did it so quick, like… I hafta aim for ten minutes ‘fore I can hit somethin’…” (Lee 129). This quote shows that Atticus’ actions make a huge impact on what Jem thinks