Jem is a dynamic character that experiences many evident changes throughout the course of the novel. At the beginning, Jem was a childish, playful boy. However over the span of two years he grew to be more calm, composed and mature figure resemblance to that of his father, Atticus. Harper Lee has incorporated the theme
Jem Finch's personal growth progressed as a result of his growing ability to understand events and ideas, and his growing maturity. As Jem gets older, things come into a new light and understanding for him. This quote is from one of Jem and Atticus' discussions.
When children grow up, they face difficult problems, and. they learn to cope and take responsibility. To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, is a flashback about two kids that spans over a few years. Jem ages from ten to thirteen over the course of the novel, and undergoes much change, as his sister describes him. Over the years, he is exposed to issues adults face, and eventually shows an understanding of racism and innocence. As Jem grows up, his view on courage also changes. Jem follows his father's footsteps, and gets much of his knowledge from him.
Everyone goes through different changes as they grow up. Maturing, coming of age, and doing the right thing are important themes in Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird. This theme is most often seen in the character Jeremy “Jem” Finch. He portrays this theme when he begins to enter puberty and becomes a young man. Jeremy starts to become more independent, wiser and more able to comprehend adult situations; Jem begins to get a better grasp on things. Other characters that demonstrate this theme are Jean Louise “Scout” Finch, and Arthur “Boo” Radley. Harper Lee shows how Scout comes of age in similar ways to Jem. Scout begins to grow up and become more tolerant of others by “putting herself in another person’s skin”. Boo displays his “coming of age” in a somewhat different way than Jem and Scout. There’s a scene in To Kill A Mockingbird where Boo has the chance to do the right thing by putting himself in harm’s way in order to save lives, and he takes the chance. To Kill A Mockingbird is a book that is overflowing with the theme “coming of age” (whether it is shown through the main character or others). This theme is important to the story because these characters are a small example of the changes that Maycomb needs to undergo. Jeremy Finch is the character in which this theme is most represented in.
In the every beginning of Lee 's book we notice that Jem is young and immature and his ways. Over the course of events we see Jem grow up and slowly becoming a man. Jem believes that a real man is one who knows how to shoot a gun and over rule their peers. We see Jem change in what he believes a man is by the interactions with people in the conflicts he faces. Jem Finch is a main charactor but also a dynamic charactor because of his coming-of-age change.
Jem Finch's younger self is completely unaware of what the future holds for him. Jem is clueless of which path to take, so he is letting his heart choose. Harper Lee notes, "when a child asks you something , answer him, for goodness sake... Children can spot an evasion quicker than adults"(87). Atticus Finch states a good point in this quote saying that children are not as dumb as adults think they are. This quote also recognizes Atticus's knowledge on the child mind and Jem will now have an idea of to think about others. Undoubtedly Atticus is not the only person realizing that Jem is becoming a man. For instance Harper Lee writes, "she's coming along, though Jem's getting older and she follows his example a good bit now. All she needs is
Jem gains maturity and respect since the story starts as he tells Scout not to hit Walter Cunningham anymore and invites him to dinner at the Finches place. “Come on home to dinner with us, Walter, he said. We’d be glad to have you.” (Lee, 30). This shows Jem being nice enough to invite the poor Walter over and not fighting him but treating him with respect and the same way equally. This also shows Jem’s sudden maturity right from the get go. Another way, Jem shows maturation is when the kids are in the courthouse and Atticus gets alerted that they are here so Atticus wants them to leave but Jem denies and insists on staying with Atticus. “Go home, I said. Jem shook his head. As Atticus’s fists went to his hips so did Jem’s, and as they faced each other I could see little resemblance between them: Jem’s soft brown hair and eyes, his oval face and snug-fitting ears were our mother’s, contrasting oddly with Atticus’s graying black hair and square-cut features, but they were somehow alike. Mutual defiance made them alike. Son, I said go home. Jem shook his head” (Lee, 203). Jem matures because he realizes how important this is to his father and the danger of being here but he still wants to be alongside his father and support him with the kids. To summarize, Jem matures significantly in this
“Maturity doesn’t mean age, it means sensitivity, manners, and how you react” once said an unknown author. The unknown author explains that maturity is not how old you are or how big you are, but what you do and how you react. That maturity is measured on your manners and reactions to situations. In the book To kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there are many examples of maturity that are shown by the narrator Scout and her brother, Jem. Scout and Jem are two kids who live in in a town called Maycomb county. Scout is a tomboy who at first deals with her problems with her fists, but then starts using her brain and Jem is a young teen who deals with many problems throughout the story. As both characters are exposed to the racism and segregation,
The next most obvious person in the book that drastically matures is Jem. At the beginning of the book Jem is much like Scout in that he has the innocence of a young child. For example Jem tells Scout and Dill various made-up stories about Boo Radley to satisfy his need for excitement in his life and for the childish need to scare Scout and Dill. His immaturity is also mirrored when he makes up a game in which he puts Boo’s “… life’s history on display for the edification of the neighborhood.” After that he shows his lack of being able to control his temper and lack of respect when he destroys Miss Dubose’s camellias. There is no doubt that Jem was immature at the start of this book but as the book progresses we see a drastic change in him.
In To Kill a Mockingbird there are characters who go through new perspectives like Jem.The main character has a big brother that coming-to-age in chapter 12.He experiences change both from the outside and the inside. The change also affects his relationship with Scout, “It’s time you started bein‘ a girl and acting right!”,(Lee 153).Here shows how Jem is coming-of-age
Jem matures during the book because he learns that people should get along because they’re alike. He understood the discrimination against Tom Robinson and other black people. But Jem still has lots to learn and a long way into complete manhood because he needs to be able to defend himself in situations like the one where Bob Ewells attacked him and Scout. He should be capable of doing it on his own and without the assistance of Boo Radely. Scout also matures in the book because she can defend her friend Walter and explains to Jem that everyone is born equally and no one is born knowing everything. Scout still should learn to hang around boys less frequently and do jobs that women are supposed to do. The second argument is that Jem learns there are more dimensions to people like Boo Radely. He always looked at Boo as a mysterious and frightening man, but as the book progressed he learned that Boo is friendly and a helpful person. Jem also matures much more during this course of the novel because he learned to think before he talked and out everything into perspective. The last argument is whether Scout is a true lady or not. She is because she learns not to
Jem is the one to changed in every way during the book of to kill a mockingbird, because of what he have learned and became throughout the book. Jem had changed not just into a teenager but someone who have learned a lot about life and think he is ready to grow up. This character changed the most because when the story begins jem is just a little boy who loves to play with his sister but as the story develops jem begins to understand a lot about adulthood.
Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird Jem and Scout change tremendously. They do not change physically, but rather mentally. Their maturation can be seen as the novel progresses and by the end of the story they seem to be two completely different people. As the novel goes on, the reader can see that Jem and Scout mature even when the rest of the town does not.
Jem Finch, from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Harper Lee, plays an important role in order to develop the novel. Jem starts off as curious, sensitive, and creative individual. Throughout the novel he graduates into an understanding and morally correct personality. In the beginning of the novel, Jem’s idea of courage and bravery was spying on the Radley house. As the novel progresses and Jem developed, his prospective on bravery had changed. Jem had learned the true meaning of bravery from his father, Atticus Finch.
Jem slowly matures in the story. He becomes accustomed to social classes and gender roles. This is shown when he tells Scout to act more like a lady. Jem shows his maturity when he tells Atticus