How Does Jem Change In To Kill A Mockingbird
In the novel, “To kill a mockingbird,” by Harper Lee many characters seem to change and evolve throughout. I believe Jem has changed the most although some say Scout has. Jem has changed the most because he defends his sister, he tells scout not to kill an innocent insect, and he isn’t afraid to touch the Radley place.
First of all, Jem has evolved he most because he defends his sister, Scout.
For example, Jem says to Mrs. Dubose “My sister ain’t dirty and I ain’t scared of you’ although I noticed his knees shaking” (Lee 141). Jem was defending his sister, Scout, and although he knows he is scared of Mrs. Dubose he acts brave to try to prove something. At first Scout is always doing everything with Jem and when Mrs. Dubose tries to …show more content…
For instance, Scout writes “[Jem] was certainly never cruel to animals, but i had never known his charity to embrace the insect world. ‘Why couldn't I mash him?’ I asked ‘because they don’t bother you,’ Jem answered in the darkness. He had turned out his reading light” (Lee 320). Jem realizes that you shouldn’t kill an insect because it’s innocent. Jem came to the point from where he has became a mature adult. He wasn’t about to let Scout kill someone that does nothing but live it’s only little life. For example, Boo Radley is innocent because he hadn’t left the house or done anything to hurt someone. Jem has learned that and understands his situation trying to teach Scout the same thing. While some people may feel that scout has evolved the most throughout the book, however they did not change as much as jem. To demonstrate, “ One time Atticus said you never really knew a man until you stood in his shoes and walked around in them” (Lee 374). Another lesson Atticus has taught Scout is to not judge until you had lived and gone through what that person has and she learned to try to understand how people in maycomb live before judging them. This shows Scout has changed because she is beginning to apply what she is learning from her
First of all, Jem has evolved he most because he defends his sister, Scout.
For example, Jem says to Mrs. Dubose “My sister ain’t dirty and I ain’t scared of you’ although I noticed his knees shaking” (Lee 141). Jem was defending his sister, Scout, and although he knows he is scared of Mrs. Dubose he acts brave to try to prove something. At first Scout is always doing everything with Jem and when Mrs. Dubose tries to …show more content…
For instance, Scout writes “[Jem] was certainly never cruel to animals, but i had never known his charity to embrace the insect world. ‘Why couldn't I mash him?’ I asked ‘because they don’t bother you,’ Jem answered in the darkness. He had turned out his reading light” (Lee 320). Jem realizes that you shouldn’t kill an insect because it’s innocent. Jem came to the point from where he has became a mature adult. He wasn’t about to let Scout kill someone that does nothing but live it’s only little life. For example, Boo Radley is innocent because he hadn’t left the house or done anything to hurt someone. Jem has learned that and understands his situation trying to teach Scout the same thing. While some people may feel that scout has evolved the most throughout the book, however they did not change as much as jem. To demonstrate, “ One time Atticus said you never really knew a man until you stood in his shoes and walked around in them” (Lee 374). Another lesson Atticus has taught Scout is to not judge until you had lived and gone through what that person has and she learned to try to understand how people in maycomb live before judging them. This shows Scout has changed because she is beginning to apply what she is learning from her