Character Analysis Of Jem In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

Growing up and maturing happens to all people. However, sometimes the coming of age is more noticeable in some than it is in others. This is the case in Harper Lee’s character of Jem in the book “To Kill a Mockingbird”. All characters display their growth and have come to terms with themselves. Still there is one character who exhibits maturity more than anyone else. In “To Kill a Mockingbird” Harper Lee, uses the character of Jeremy Finch to portray the motif of his “being a gentleman” and the events in Tom Robinson's trial to show the moral development of his Bildungsroman.

Jem entered his Bildungsroman when he proclaimed he wanted to be like Atticus. He also states that he is committed to act and talk like a gentleman. This realization