How Does Jem Mature

Throughout the story, as Jem grows up, he learns many life lessons as he encounters a variety of events. These lessons made him mature as a better individual gradually.

One significant lesson that Jem learned as part of growing was during the encounter with Mrs Dubose. Mrs Dubose stated that Atticus was "not only a Finch waiting on tables but one in the courthouse lawing for niggers", assessing the Finch's family mental hygiene and insulting Atticus, which caused Jem to be infuriated. Although Atticus had instructed him to "take it easy" and "hold [his] head high and be a gentlemen" without making Mrs Dubose mad, Jem "cut the tops off every camellia bush Mrs Dubose owned, until the grown was littered with green buds and leaves". The trouble that he caused ended up with him going over to Mrs Dubose's house "every afternoon after school and Saturdays and read to her
She opened her tongue wide from time to time, collecting cords if saliva on her lips. "Her mouth seemed to have a private existence on its own", working "separate and apart from the rest of
He judged her before making an effort to know why she was so grumpy all the time. Despite all these and her pain during that period, she had specially requested Jessie to fix the box for Jem. After learning about the truth from Atticus, Jem realised that his judgment was wrong. Contrary to his initial thoughts about Mrs Dubose that she was a cantankerous old woman with no redeeming features, she was actually a courageous lady who chose the harder way out in order to uphold her beliefs. Yet it was already too late for Jem to redeem himself from his past mistreatment of Mrs Dubose. The only thing that he could do was to not let her death be in