To Kill A Mockingbird‚ introduces Jem Finch‚ a young boy living in Maycomb County‚ Alabama- also known as the deep south- during the 1930’s. This is a time when there was extreme amount of racial divide and prejudice. Maycomb is plagued with racism and when a innocent black man named Tom Robinson is put on trial for rape‚ the town begins to show its true colors. Jem’s father‚ Atticus‚ is the lawyer for Tom Robinson. Over the course of the novel Jem matures from being a child who enjoys playing
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present. Although the story is told in the first person‚ Nick is able to easily become part of the wallpaper. His major character trait—reserving judgment—allows him to be almost an "invisible" narrator. Ultimately‚ if the reader were to lose Nick’s point-of-view‚ there would not be an understanding of the evolution of his character. Nick is the reserved‚ unbiased character until the end of the book when he suddenly has opinions about everybody.
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relationships in the book. Throughout the novel we read about Jem and Scout at many ages. We read about Jem from when he’s a child to a young adult and about Scout when she’s a child. We see them grow all throughout the course of the novel. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird the author shows how Jem matures. He is still a boy at this point (chapter 16-20) in the book but is reaching manhood. This shown through his reaction to the trial of Tom Robinson. Jem actually starts to cry because the court made an injustice
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the world and it is a big part in the book. This book mainly focuses on Tom Robinson who is a black man accused of rape. Evil is found in many places in To Kill A Mockingbird. A form of evil in this book is racism because of the time setting of the book. Blacks in the time of the book were not treated as they are today. For example in this book the n word is used quite often when talking about a person who is black. Tom Robinson‚ who is black‚ is called the n word multiple times and is accused of
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To Kill A Mockingbird: 3 Points Of View I.) Atticus Finch A.) “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view — until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” 1.) Spoken by Atticus (Page 36) – Atticus said this to Scout in order to teach her to treat people the way you would want to be treated. B.) “You just hold your head high and keep those fists down. No matter what anyone says to you‚ don’t let ‘em get your goat. Try fighting with your head
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the intrigue of the story of Gatsby’s downfall is his mysterious manner. If readers were able to understand Daisy’s or Gatsby’s personal thoughts‚ there would be no suspense in the outcome of the novel. Nick happens to be rather clueless about Daisy‚ Tom‚ and Gatsby’s true feelings‚ which is why he makes such an excellent narrator The
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Angel Arriaga Dr.Mink ELA 12‚November‚2015 Jem Finch Jem is the far oldest child in the finch family‚ since he has a sister named scout who is the narrator of the the whole book and is 4 years younger than him ‚but jem plays an important role in this story. Through his years he starts to change and become more sensitive than he was before. When he was thirteen he had a injury on his left. scouts says in the book “My brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.” (Ch 1 Pg.1). He had a fear
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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 into their skin and walk around in it.” (pg 31). During the novel Jem develops a high level of emotional intelligence
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high moral standards and with the help of Calpurnia‚ a black cook‚ Scout and Jem discover the extent of racism in their home community while witness many events such as snow in Maycomb‚ neighbor house burning down and rape trial between a white woman and a black man and these events significantly change her at the end of the book. The two consequences of racial discrimination
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old-fashioned town of Maycomb‚ was a secret hidden from most. Only a few people knew the truth‚ and soon Jem Finch would stumble across it as well. School went by slowly as usual. Jem hated spending his precious time at such a dull place. He wanted to race the streets of the town‚ embark on an adventure or discover something new. Jem‚ trying to distract himself from falling asleep‚ stared out the window. He thought of the one thing that interested him: Boo Radley. Jem had always had an inexplicable fascination
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