reaching manhood. An example of this process is how Jem Finch changes throughout the book‚ To Kill a Mockingbird. Jem is ten years old in the start of the book and finished at nearly 13 years old. Even in this two year period‚ a great comprehension of Jem’s character being altered is perceived by the reader. Another appealing piece to the development of Jem is how the racist mindset of Maycomb County affected Jem. But‚ unlike many other boys in the community‚ Jem is raised in an environment that respected
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brother and sister‚ Jem and Scout‚ encountered growing up. As the years went by‚ the two of them witnessed some events that taught them many significant life lessons. Two of those lessons were about kindness and responsibility. As Jem matures in the novel‚ the events that occur in the small Southern town of Maycomb affect him more than his little sister. During the summers‚ when Dill would come to visit‚ Jem was dared to touch the Radleys’ house. From that point on‚ Dill and Jem were always making
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Jem and Scout’s Attitude Do you think Jem and Scout’s attitude and maturity change during the novel? Jem and Scout’s personalities were changed through the events of the novel and their father’s advice. This was hard on their father because their mom died when they were young. Jem learned about bravery and strength. Jem became more mature like his father. Scout became more like a girl. Jem and Scout learned that you cannot understand a person until you climb under his skin and walk around it. Jem’s
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Scouting has had a tremendous effect on my life since I first started as a Cub Scout. Principles of honor‚ respect‚ and responsibility were introduced to me and then developed further through Boy Scouts. These themes have benefited me up to now and will continue to assist me in the future. The next five years of my life will include high school and the start of college. Throughout scouting‚ I have learned that it is up to me to do the merit badges and complete my part through self-discipline. Self-discipline
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Jem‚ a young‚ caring‚ and smart boy plays an important role as Scout’s older brother in the novel To Kill a MockingBird by Harper Lee. Jem tries to stay composed and calm like his Father‚ Atticus‚ does in negative and hurtful situations‚ but Jem still has more to learn and when all the pressure of being mature and being a responsible example for scout builds up he breaks down and loses his temper. For example when Jem and Scout both get insults thrown their way repeditally by Ms. Dubose‚ their old
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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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The novel ‘To kill a 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
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nothing happened. Because Jem‚ Scout‚ and Dill’s little to no insight about Boo they started playing games about him. In chapter 4 we learn about said game; it was when Dill‚ Scout and Jem would act out the stories they heard about Boo Radley. They would always start with Boo getting sentenced to the industrial school but his father not allowing him to go. It always ended with Boo stabbing his father in the leg with a pair of scissors. Later on in chapter 4 Scout believes it would be best to stop
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novel suggest about the different levels of maturity there are and how is it demonstrated? the few characters who demonstrate it most clearly arre scout jem atticus. there are also those who are in between the three main levels of maturity such as dill and calpurnia. what is maturity described like in this novel? maturity is supposed to be gained with experience however in this novel age does not express maturity but rather shows how maturity is somewhat personality. people with a calm chill personality
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Scout and Jem do mature throughout the novel. It is clear that they do mature as the things that they go through allow them to. The evidence that is provided below clearly states how they mature and get a better understanding of the mayhem and racism in Maycomb. Jem and Scouts views on black people change‚ their feelings and how they act towards Boo change‚ their attitude towards their father change‚ Scouts opinion on her teacher change all because of them maturing throughout the novel. The way
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