He brings up his children‚ Scout and Jem‚ in a way that is to be right‚ just and empathetic. He is depicted as a calm‚ reasonable‚ wise and mature adult. This is shown various times throughout the novel. Miss Maudie states on page 50‚ “If Atticus Finch drank until he was drunk he wouldn’t be as hard as some men are at their best.” This shows that Miss Maudie believes Atticus is better than some
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he’d be mature and tell Scout what to do. Jem demands “Scout‚ try not to antagonize Aunty‚ you hear?” he continues “Now I mean it‚ Scout‚ you antagonize Aunty and I’ll -- I’ll spank you.” Being that Jem and Scout are 4 years apart in age‚ its mature of him to think he can give Scout orders. Giving the younger sibling orders is normal when the older one is at least 7 to 8 years apart. In this case‚ Jem felt old enough to tell Scout what to do.
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In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird Harper Lee shows the characteristics of the Jeremy Finch through his younger sister and narrator‚ Scout Finch. Jem is a young boy growing up in the 1930’s deep south of America. Throughout the text Scout sees Jem display characteristics similar to Atticus that contradict common society‚ his maturation into a young man and his continuing childish perspective. One characteristic shown of Jem Finch that is similar to Atticus is his ability to empathize or “….climb
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is told through the eyes of a child growing up. As the story progresses a profound understanding is seen‚ an understanding that adults have long surpassed‚ something only children are able to grasp. That is why through the actions of Scout‚ Jem‚ and Dill the statement “children can see truths to which adults have long been blinded.” will be proven. Scout‚ the free spirited tom boy and Jem‚ her equally charming brother are prime examples of how much children actually see and understand of what
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Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird‚ written by Harper Lee‚ Jem and Scout begin to mature along with standing up for themselves. Scout being both the narrator as well as the protagonist we hear what she conveys or thinks about almost all the events and conversations going on around her. Jem is Scout’s older Brother who seems to go through more of a drastic change than her. The two realize what is truly going on in the world around them and begin to learn how to react to certain situations
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juvenile in the first chapter. For example‚ Jem converses with Stephanie Crawford who tells him gossip about Boo Radley. Jem attempts to “scare” Scout and Dill by telling them “[Boo] dined on any raw squirrels and any cats he could catch”. This makes Scout‚ Dill and us as readers perceive Boo as some kind of beast. Jem really starts to mature in Chapter 3 when he stops Scout from hurting Walter. Instead of provoking the fight‚ Jem says “You’re bigger’n he is… let him go‚ Scout.” This shows that he
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written from Scout’s point of view. Scout is a young girl who has a very interesting train of thought‚ capturing my attention with her blunt‚ naïve point of view. Along with the capturing story‚ Harper Lee takes us on a subtle journey of seeing Scout mature and learn more about the abhorrence and prejudice in the world. Throughout this novel‚ Scout becomes more aware of the world and its cruelty. We are first introduced to Scout as being a young naïve girl. One day at school Scout states‚ "…Jem says
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learns about compassion through a couple of things. She learns it through Boo Radley and his situation‚ through Tom Robinson‚ and through Dill with his family problems. Compassion is an important thing in life and humanity as the Dalai Lama said. Boo Radley was a boy who one day disappeared into his house and
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American boy‚ always refusing to back down from fights. He matures during the story but still stays close to Scout‚ even though he doesn’t play her games anymore. Atticus Finch First Finch to make a white-collar living; public defender and legislator generally respected despite his mediocre record. older widower; busier with his practice than with parenting; affectionate but distant Ironically‚ he has a
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One of Jem’s character traits is that he is persistent. He continues to play football even though his arm was slightly disfigured and is barely conscious of it when he is playing. Jem is also brave and courageous. This is shown when Dill dares him to touch Boo Radley’s house. According to Scout‚ "In all his life‚ Jem had never declined a dare." This also shows that he has a lot of pride. Jem also chose to defy Atticus’ order to go home that night at the jail cell‚ standing his ground. This prevented
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