Jemima In Time Enough For Drums

She is stuck in between a war with her family! She is a 16 year old that lives with her father, mother, brother and two slaves.This leads to her acting different throughout the book. Jemima in Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi is sharp, considerate and childish. Jemima goes through tough times, but works around it. Jemima has a sharp attitude towards her family and friends. Jem always ends up getting in a fight with Rebeckah. Jem always tries to prove her point to her and listen to her, and not let Rebeckah boss her around. When Rebeckah and Jem argue about John Reid, Jemima states, “ Oh Becky, don’t say that again. You just don’t want him here”(Rinaldi 219). To add on to, Jem doesn’t let Becky kick John out. Becky makes Jem choose who

John was spying and then got transferred to a soldier but did not fight. He got put in jail and eventually got sick and was sent free. Her love, John Reid comes home, but is very ill. While they speak, she says,”I think what is needed, John, is a good bowl of Lucy’s soup”(Rinaldi 216). She cares for John everyday and lets him sleep in Dan’s bed. While John is home, Jem also checks on mother and speaks to her, but mother never responds back. She is being held at Moore’s house. Why would she whine in front of her tutor? Jem is very childish while she is fifteen years old. That’s why she has a tutor to teach her how to read and write and even her manners. While John was gone for work Jem reads a different book than what was supposed to be assigned. John tells her that he is taking away Bleu(her horse)and her book. She states in the book,”The unfairness of his punishment brought tears to my eyes”(Rinaldi 91). John is disappointed in her because that is not ladylike or having good manners. Jemima Emerson is a sharp, considerate and childish character in the book Time Enough for Drums. She always does what’s good for others, but never really gets anything in return. She is a tremendous person with a decent attitude. For everything Jemima does, she is a role model and the that needed to be most