Who Is Jem Finch Growing Up In To Kill A Mockingbird

In To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, protagonists Scout Finch and Jem Finch go through the process of growing up. The adventure takes place in a drowsy town known as Maycomb in Alabama, and is viewed through the eyes of Scout. Scout and Jem live a somewhat normal childhood, attending the local school. During the summer, they meet a boy from Mississippi named Charles Baker Harris, more commonly known as Dill. Scout, Jem, and Dill try to approach a mysterious figure known as “Boo Radley” and try to get him to come outside after a rumored past has intrigued them. Later, Atticus, Jem and Scout’s father and also a successful lawyer, is tasked with defending a black man called Tom Robinson. Faced with a biased jury, Atticus has to do his best to show that Tom is not guilty of rape. A primary theme that is displayed throughout the story is that every person, no matter how normal

This is odd for Tate, as he has shown signs of being allied with Atticus earlier in the novel through cooperation and general friendliness. Sticking to his original qualities, Heck Tate went out of his way to warn Atticus of the “Old Sarum Gang”, a group of white males that were intent on killing Tom for a crime that he seemingly committed. However, Tate shows signs of bad within him by testifying against Tom and weaseling out of Atticus’s question. “‘Yes, sir, she had a small throat, anybody could’a reached around it with-’ ‘Just answer the question yes or no, pleases, Sheriff,’ Atticus said dryly, and Mr. Tate fell silent” (Lee 171 eBook). Tate is acting out of character, displaying his dual-bladed personality showing off his good and just side, and his bad and biased side. This connects to the writing parallels of Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird as it connects with the rest of the characters and how they show dual-bladed personalities in most