his younger sister and narrator‚ Scout Finch. Jem is a young boy growing up in the 1930’s deep south of America. Throughout the text Scout sees Jem display characteristics similar to Atticus that contradict common society‚ his maturation into a young man and his continuing childish perspective. One characteristic shown of Jem Finch that is similar to Atticus is his ability to empathize or “….climb into their skin and walk around in it.” (pg 31). During the novel Jem develops a high level of emotional
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the more it will have those that speak it.” Jeremy Atticus Finch (Jem)‚ a character in the fictional book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ develops his maturity‚ within the town of Maycomb‚ Alabama. Jem’s transitional stage from the ages of ten to thirteen that are covered in the novel‚ prove to be the most altering experiences‚ that shape him into the young man he turns out to be. In Harper Lee’s novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the character‚ Jem Finch‚ develops his own understanding of morals‚ establishes a
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Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ Jem Finch matures and becomes a person with good morals‚ that he has learned from his father‚ Atticus Finch. After Jem learns about the humility of Atticus and his talent of marksmanship he says to his sister‚ Scout‚”...I wouldn’t care if he couldn’t do a blessed thing… Atticus is a gentleman just like me”(Lee 99). Jem has a change in character‚ he learns it isn’t about what other people are doing‚ it’s about what is right. Jem now wants to be like his father who
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make scout more feminine‚ Helen Robinson’s reaction to Tom’s death‚ Cecil’s current event about Hitler‚ Scout and Jem’s pageant‚ and Mr. Ewell attacking Jem and Scout on their way home. Dill leaves to go back to the Meridian and school starts. Jem gets frustrated easily now because he is going through tough times. In this journal‚ I will be evaluating “walking in someone’s shoes.” As I am reading‚ I will be evaluating how walking in someone’s shoes is used in the story. First off‚ Scout walks
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Strength in Struggles Unfortunate circumstances form children into adults. Scout Finch‚ an adventurous tomboy from the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by Harper Lee‚ and Saul Indian Horse‚ a native boy from Richard Wagamese’s novel Indian Horse‚ both prove that to overcome challenges you must have faith‚ resilience‚ and courage; Scout uses challenges to learn but Saul triumphs as he uses his past experiences to mature and develop a new sense of self. For instance‚ Saul’s superior growth can be proven
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has been an exampal to me. His good things cover the bad things that you could have ever seen. He is a person that has lots of love to what he is doing. It penetrats him to go to camp outs with our troop‚ and he has show me the Basic stuff of the scouts. He like to run for his track team Mesquite high school‚ and likes to teach people that he knows. He has gone to the course of N.Y.L.T.‚ and oak leaf‚ and now he has staffed for all of the two‚ and I am proud to represente to my brother‚ Alfonso.
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realize when reading To Kill a Mockingbird that Scout is who she is because of the way Atticus has raised her. While most girls scouts age would be wearing dresses and learning manners‚ Scout‚ thanks to Atticus’s parenting style‚ can decide for herself to wear overalls and learn to climb trees with Jem and Dill. She is very intelligent for her age as Atticus has taught her how to read before she even started school. Atticus builds his morals up in scout very evidently‚ although no so much as to draw
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very clearly seen in the character of Jem Finch. Over the course of the two-year narrative‚ his ideas of right and wrong change and grow drastically. He becomes unafraid of voicing his opinion and breaking social rules‚ exemplified through his bold opinions and hope regarding the Robinson case‚ as well as grows tremendously in his definition of bravery and how it should be expressed. As he matures‚ Jem Finch’s ideas about bravery and social rules grow and change as he encounters new experiences with
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Boy Scouts was in a sense a skeleton key for me. There were endless doors of opportunity that could be opened. I had access to many leadership and volunteer opportunities that I otherwise would not of had. I worked countless hours collecting food and working at the nearby food pantry in Brandon. I worked on projects led by fellow scouts in my troop and picked up trash in the local park in Rosendale more times than I can count. I’ve learned many skills in scouting besides the stereotypical knots and
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Louise Finch‚ or Scout‚ is the novel’s narrator and principal character. She is a unique and remarkable character who does not quite fit in‚ or do what is expected of young girls in 1930s Alabama. Readers will note that Scout at the end of the novel is very different from Scout at the beginning and this is because she has developed so much as a character. At the start of the novel‚ she is a determined‚ spirited tomboy; she loves wearing trousers. She spends most of her time with Jem‚ her brother and
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