Jem Coming Of Age Analysis
Jem ages from 10 to 13 years of age in the book of to Kill a Mockingbird. jem is coming of age. Jem watches his father use a gun to save the town from a dog that has rabies. He also changes in his social life a few times. Jems feelings change. This will be through external conflict, mood, and point of view. External conflict, Jem watches his dad shoot a rabid dog which is external conflict. “The rifle cracked, Tim Johnson leaped, flopped over and crumpled on the sidewalk”(110). This is an example of external conflict because it is Atticus vs dog. Jem changes, Throughout the book, Jem changes socially by having other feelings for other people. There are a few times when Jem feels bad like when him and Scout Fight. When he turns 12 he gets
a bad social change, “He is difficult to live with, inconsistent, and moody”(115). In this quote, you can tell that Jem is going through a few good time and a few bad times. Jem shows a lot of change with his social life. Jems point of view, Jem shows bravery in the family. Jem and Scout spend a lot of time together and love each other. Jem wants to become like his father Atticus. Jem watches over Scout, for example, “Jem made a tentative swipe underneath the bed. I looked over the foot to see if a snake would come out. None did. Jem made a deeper swipe” (86). In this quote, this tells you that Jem wants to watch over Scout all the time.It is nice that Jem likes to watch over his little sister, Scout and that he wants to be like his father when he grows up.
a bad social change, “He is difficult to live with, inconsistent, and moody”(115). In this quote, you can tell that Jem is going through a few good time and a few bad times. Jem shows a lot of change with his social life. Jems point of view, Jem shows bravery in the family. Jem and Scout spend a lot of time together and love each other. Jem wants to become like his father Atticus. Jem watches over Scout, for example, “Jem made a tentative swipe underneath the bed. I looked over the foot to see if a snake would come out. None did. Jem made a deeper swipe” (86). In this quote, this tells you that Jem wants to watch over Scout all the time.It is nice that Jem likes to watch over his little sister, Scout and that he wants to be like his father when he grows up.