Dubose as one of Atticus’s example to show Jem what real courage is. A part that shows this is when Mrs.Dubose is sick in bed and Jem comes and reads to her and Atticus explains the situation she is in. She also uses Scout as an example of courage as well.So in the book To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee uses characters to show what real courage is. She uses Mrs.Dubose when she was getting off her morphine addiction.Scout by showing her when she stood up
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A final aspect in which Jem matures and changes is in his views on racism. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem never realizes the issue of the black and white that is prevalent in the south during the time in which the novel is taking place. After all‚ Calpurnia‚ a black lady for whom he shows respect the same as he does to white ladies‚ is raising him and Scout. One of the first instances in which Jem comes face-to-face with racism is when Calpurnia takes him and Scout to the black church with her
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Many things can influence a child’s life. Today a child may suffer from stress all the way to learning life lessons through a breakup. In “To Kill a Mockingbird”‚ two children‚ Scout and Jem had to deal with a less common stressor. They dealt with the trial and conviction of an innocent black man in their town and to make things worse‚ their own father Atticus was the appointed defense for Tom. Scout and Jem were six and ten at the beginning of the novel; throughout the next three years that it
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Jem Finch A character from To Kill A Mockingbird When children are growing up‚ they tend to go through particular events that helps them learn to cope with certain things and take responsibility in life. Jem Finch goes through a lot of events in his childhood. The protagonist Jem Finch changes throughout the book by the way he begins to see people and their true nature‚ how he matures‚ and how his view of bravery and courage varies through the book. Jem Finch overall‚ is character who
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Harper Lee‚ many times Jem‚ Atticus‚ and Boo showed their courage. Jem is one of the characters which showed his courage many times by confronting a situation or accepting difficult challenges. One of the examples when Jem show courage is‚ “ ‘I’m going’ said Jem‚’don’t hurry me’. He walked to the corner of the lot‚ then back again‚ studying the simple terrain as if deciding how best to effect an entry‚ frowning and scratching his head”(Chapter 1‚ pg 18). Despite the fact that Jem was so
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mockingbird’ is a story about the older Scout looking back at her childhood in Maycomb‚ Alabama retrospectively as an adult‚ how she had grown up from a world of complete innocence which she should have at her age into a much more complexed adult world contains lots of negative elements that she had never thought about trough numbers of vital lessons taught by different people. Boo Radley‚ a mysterious figure whom lives only a few yards but children can only know from the myths all around him
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Through our journey in To Kill a Mockingbird we have met many characters‚ one of the most mysterious is Boo Radley. Boo Radley is an extremely reclusive individual. Because of his nature the children of Maycomb believe he is a horrible person‚ due to all the rumors spread about him; Boo Radley was locked in his house for 15 years and has never been seen by outsiders. Rumors say that he wanders the streets of Maycomb in the middle of the night and eats squirrels and possums. One time Boo Radley was
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mature lesson is one Jem learns in Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Throughout the novel‚ Jem transforms from controlling and bossy to protective and courageous. This comes due to the experience of reading to Mrs. Dubose and learning about true courage. At the beginning of the novel‚ Jem seems to be a controlling and bossy older brother. He appears this way to the reader and to other characters. Jem displays this quote when Scout said “You mean we can’t play anymore?” and Jem responded‚ “We’ll
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throughout. I believe Jem has changed the most although some say Scout has. Jem has changed the most because he defends his sister‚ he tells scout not to kill an innocent insect‚ and he isn’t afraid to touch the Radley place. First of all‚ Jem has evolved he most because he defends his sister‚ Scout. For example‚ Jem says to Mrs. Dubose “My sister ain’t dirty and I ain’t scared of you’ although I noticed his knees shaking” (Lee 141). Jem was defending his sister‚ Scout‚ and although he knows
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novel‚ Jem and Scout Finch learned just about every lesson essential in life. Although they are only nine and twelve when the story ends‚ they don’t have much left to learn in life. After living through a biased trial‚ a near-death experience‚ and prejudice these children understand a lot. If it wasn’t for people in their life like Atticus‚ Boo Radley‚ and Calpurnia‚ they wouldn’t be as compassionate and intelligent as they grow to be. The trial of Tom Robinson is very influential on Jem and Scout
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