Essay On Jem's Transformation In To Kill A Mockingbird

Throughout the book” To Kill a Mockingbird”, Jem has changed from ten to thirteen which, is a great change in a child's life . From being scared of Boo Radley to putting himself in his shoes. As Jem grows so does his bravery .Jem has matured as a young man from teasing his sister to protecting her. Hes has also tried to understand what racism is. Jem has began to mature from ten to thirteen, he has learned responsibility and to have care. As an older brother he begins to protect scout. For example, “jem learns scout has eaten a piece of gum left by boo in the hollow tree, Don't eat things u find ,Scout spit it out now! You know you're not even supposed to touch the tree over there you'll get killed if you doo ,go gargle now “(chapter
Jem liked the fun and games with Boo even tho he never comes out .To prove,”Even tho everyone says he has probably gone crazy by now,he feels sorry for boo and is determined to see him”(46). Jem puts himself in boo’s shoes and understands why he doesn't come out of his house. He starts to experience the world As Jem grows his bravery starts to grow as well.For instance ,”In all his life jem has never declined a dare”(pg13). Jems idea of bravery is just touching the side of boo’s house. Jem has also tried to understand racism . Jem begins to understand that racism is a huge problem when the judge points Tom Robinson's case to Atticus. Next ,Jem finally comes to see that Judge Taylor naming Atticus to defend Tom was no accident" (215). He starts to see that is a bigger problem than it really is. Jem has changed throughout the story,as well as scout. Scout learns to respect people that live around her . There's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time... it's because he wants to