Jem Finch Moral Development

Jeremy Atticus Finch —best know as Jem in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird— is a young boy that lives with his beloved father and sister. Based on the novel by Harper Lee, Jem is a curious, brave, and sensitive boy. These are some of the characteristics that move Jem up on the theory of moral development. Moreover, Jem advanced alone that stages of moral development because of events that occurred in his home town. Although events move Jem up the stages of moral development, people also make Jem reach a higher level on the theory of moral development. Throughout the novel, Jem moves at a constant pace on moral development. Jem on moral development starts at pre-conventional, moves on to conventional, and lastly ends at conventional.