Jem is changing and slowly turning into a mature teenage adult. He is starting to take responsibility for his own actions, and doesn't accept help when dealing with his own matters even from his own sister. As stated in the book, “He blew out his breath patiently. Its like this, Scout, Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since I can remember. I wanta keep it that way. We shouldn’a done that tonight, Scout” (To kill a mocking bird, Harper Lee, page 75). Jem is starting to realize what’s right and what’s wrong. He feels guilty for the fact that he disobeyed Atticus’s order and decides to make up for it. Even though he will probably get shot, he decides to do it alone instead of finding his sister to accompany him. Jem is clearly starting to become the leader of this group, and pretty soon going to be the leader of the family.
Jem is changing throughout the novel. He grows up in the course of life experience. His relationship with Scout becomes estranged after he knows Scout should not be so manly but more girlish. He is different with Scout because of the age gap and gender difference. When Atticus tells them not to fight, Scout tend to disobey, but Jem, however, listened and avoid fighting because he knows it would bring troubles to him and his family. He, just like most teens grow up in that society, does not think about himself after a stage of life and starts to think when stands on others’ perspective. He acts more like an adult and understands the responsibility of, not only his own actions, but also taking care of Scout and even some family issues after the event of Boo Radley happened. Scout thinks “He had thought that up to make me understand he wasn't afraid of Radleys in any shape or form, to contrast his own fearless heroism with my cowardice”, she uses her childish thinking to reflect and contrast Jem’s bravery to deal with things. What he sees about society through the event such as the trial of Tom Robinson and Boo Radley and what Atticus has taught him had an influence on him and matured him greatly.
Jem is changing through this novel. He seems to be learning lots of things from his father Aticuss, and seems to to be more matured than Scout. One day, Scout complains about Jem, and says, “It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company. Sometimes I did not understand him, my periods of bewilderment were short lived” (Page 75). This shows that Scout no longer feels Jem is at same place where Scout is at now. Scout does not understand what that is, but she just feels it in some ways. Also in the beginning of this novel, Jem is a wild kid, and he tries to get a contact with Boo even though Aticuss says no. However after Jem finds out that Boo Radley fixes Jem’s pants for him, Scout hears Jem crying, “He lay down, and for a while I heard his cot trembling. Soon he was still. I did not hear him stir again” (Page 76). This incident shows that Jem is also learning lessons from experiences, and he starts to listen to what Aticuss tells him to. There is another incident where Jem experiences a lesson to be matured. Scout and Jem find a knothole in Radley’s place, and they find lots of gifts. It was kind of communication tool between Scout and Jem, and Boo Radley, but Mr. Radley puts cement in it. After this incident happens, Jem cries again, “He stood there until nightfall, and I waited for him. When we went in the house I saw he had been crying; his face was dirty n the right places, but I thought It odd that I had not heard him” (Page 84). This shows that Jem notices that the person was Boo Radley, and he learns some lessons again.
Jem is changing because him and Scout are parting. They are separating because they both have different maturity levels, which makes their relationship further apart and on different levels. Scout is very young, so when Atticus talks with both children, it mostly make sense to Jem. Jem is starting to understand and get a view on what his father says now. When before it was a great amount of complex words that the children would never comprehend. "It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company. Sometimes I did not understand him, but my periods of bewilderment were short-lived. This was beyond me," Pg. 75. This is showing that Scout even admits that Jem is maturing and his knowledge is going above and beyond her. Since Jem is older, it is one's nature to develop these characteristics, even Scout notices how much they are parting. The positive thing about this is if Scout needs some good advice, instead of going to Atticus, he can now go to Jem and know that his views are maturing into an older state. "…Jem knew better than I," Pg. 75. Scout admits that Jem is smarter and knows how to handle things better here. Jem is also starting to develop more belief in Boo Radley. At first it was more Dill who got Scout to follow along, but since Jem went back in the night to get the pants and they were perfectly folded, he is in astonishment. When Scout tries to tell Jem it is somebody's hiding place, Jem doesn't think that is accurate. He believes it is some little kid's place where he hides things from the "bigger folks". Jem and Scout even write a letter to leave in the dying tree, and of course Scout follows along. The more Jem sees how this whole Boo Radley thing is real, the more Scout follows because Jem is a role model for Scout.
Jem is changing indeed. When Atticus finds out that Jem is lying and Jem realizes it, he starts to become changed. He knew what he ought to do rather than being a childish kid just like before. He becomes mature. He grows up. " there he was,returning to me. His white shirt bobbed over the back fence and slowly grew larger. He came up the back steps, latched the door behind him, and sat on his cot. Wordlessly, he held up his pants. He lay down, and for a while I heard his cot trembling. Soon he was still. I did not hear him stir again."(p76) By this paragraph, it can be told that Jem is upset about what he has done. He is introspecting. Jem was innocent and happy before, he was just like a typical American boy, however, his father's word made him embarrassed, hence, he decides to change.
Jem is changing in the way that most boys change around his age. He is starting to mature little by little, and is spending more time with scout, at home. Jem is also trying to spend less time with scout at school especially, to keep a good social status. He is also seen and heard from less at home and mostly with scout while playing Boo Radley. Jem is growing away from his home and trying to almost secede from Atticus's control over him. But since this is all normal for a boy his age, Jem is changing in the way that every boy does, he is maturing and trying to learn his way around the world on his own.
Jeremy Atticus Finch is undergoing change. The novel starts with Jem being extremely childish and had "courageous stupidity". This is illustrated when Jem took Dill's dare whereby he had to run up and touch the Radley's front door. This portrays a child's reasoning whereby pride is everything. As the story continues, Jem, Scout and Dill tries to give a letter to Boo Radley, this suggest a change whereby the reason is "Curiosity". Curiosity comes with age. As the story proceeds. Jem decides to go back to the Radley's place at night to attain his pants that got stuck to the fence. This time gave gave an adult reasoning whereby he didn't want to disappoint Atticus, this shows an adult reasoning and that Jems slowly achieving maturity. Scout also notices Jem's change and describes it as " I first began to part company, sometimes i did not understand him, but my period of bewilderment were short lived, this was beyond me".
Jem is changing and slowly turning into a mature teenage adult. He is starting to take responsibility for his own actions, and doesn't accept help when dealing with his own matters even from his own sister. As stated in the book, “He blew out his breath patiently. Its like this, Scout, Atticus ain’t ever whipped me since I can remember. I wanta keep it that way. We shouldn’a done that tonight, Scout” (To kill a mocking bird, Harper Lee, page 75). Jem is starting to realize what’s right and what’s wrong. He feels guilty for the fact that he disobeyed Atticus’s order and decides to make up for it. Even though he will probably get shot, he decides to do it alone instead of finding his sister to accompany him. Jem is clearly starting to become the leader of this group, and pretty soon going to be the leader of the family.
ReplyDeleteJem is changing throughout the novel. He grows up in the course of life experience. His relationship with Scout becomes estranged after he knows Scout should not be so manly but more girlish. He is different with Scout because of the age gap and gender difference. When Atticus tells them not to fight, Scout tend to disobey, but Jem, however, listened and avoid fighting because he knows it would bring troubles to him and his family. He, just like most teens grow up in that society, does not think about himself after a stage of life and starts to think when stands on others’ perspective. He acts more like an adult and understands the responsibility of, not only his own actions, but also taking care of Scout and even some family issues after the event of Boo Radley happened. Scout thinks “He had thought that up to make me understand he wasn't afraid of Radleys in any shape or form, to contrast his own fearless heroism with my cowardice”, she uses her childish thinking to reflect and contrast Jem’s bravery to deal with things. What he sees about society through the event such as the trial of Tom Robinson and Boo Radley and what Atticus has taught him had an influence on him and matured him greatly.
ReplyDeleteJem is changing through this novel. He seems to be learning lots of things from his father Aticuss, and seems to to be more matured than Scout. One day, Scout complains about Jem, and says, “It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company. Sometimes I did not understand him, my periods of bewilderment were short lived” (Page 75). This shows that Scout no longer feels Jem is at same place where Scout is at now. Scout does not understand what that is, but she just feels it in some ways. Also in the beginning of this novel, Jem is a wild kid, and he tries to get a contact with Boo even though Aticuss says no. However after Jem finds out that Boo Radley fixes Jem’s pants for him, Scout hears Jem crying, “He lay down, and for a while I heard his cot trembling. Soon he was still. I did not hear him stir again” (Page 76). This incident shows that Jem is also learning lessons from experiences, and he starts to listen to what Aticuss tells him to. There is another incident where Jem experiences a lesson to be matured. Scout and Jem find a knothole in Radley’s place, and they find lots of gifts. It was kind of communication tool between Scout and Jem, and Boo Radley, but Mr. Radley puts cement in it. After this incident happens, Jem cries again, “He stood there until nightfall, and I waited for him. When we went in the house I saw he had been crying; his face was dirty n the right places, but I thought It odd that I had not heard him” (Page 84). This shows that Jem notices that the person was Boo Radley, and he learns some lessons again.
ReplyDeleteJem is changing because him and Scout are parting. They are separating because they both have different maturity levels, which makes their relationship further apart and on different levels. Scout is very young, so when Atticus talks with both children, it mostly make sense to Jem. Jem is starting to understand and get a view on what his father says now. When before it was a great amount of complex words that the children would never comprehend. "It was then, I suppose, that Jem and I first began to part company. Sometimes I did not understand him, but my periods of bewilderment were short-lived. This was beyond me," Pg. 75. This is showing that Scout even admits that Jem is maturing and his knowledge is going above and beyond her. Since Jem is older, it is one's nature to develop these characteristics, even Scout notices how much they are parting. The positive thing about this is if Scout needs some good advice, instead of going to Atticus, he can now go to Jem and know that his views are maturing into an older state. "…Jem knew better than I," Pg. 75. Scout admits that Jem is smarter and knows how to handle things better here. Jem is also starting to develop more belief in Boo Radley. At first it was more Dill who got Scout to follow along, but since Jem went back in the night to get the pants and they were perfectly folded, he is in astonishment. When Scout tries to tell Jem it is somebody's hiding place, Jem doesn't think that is accurate. He believes it is some little kid's place where he hides things from the "bigger folks". Jem and Scout even write a letter to leave in the dying tree, and of course Scout follows along. The more Jem sees how this whole Boo Radley thing is real, the more Scout follows because Jem is a role model for Scout.
ReplyDeleteJem is changing indeed. When Atticus finds out that Jem is lying and Jem realizes it, he starts to become changed. He knew what he ought to do rather than being a childish kid just like before. He becomes mature. He grows up. " there he was,returning to me. His white shirt bobbed over the back fence and slowly grew larger. He came up the back steps, latched the door behind him, and sat on his cot. Wordlessly, he held up his pants. He lay down, and for a while I heard his cot trembling. Soon he was still. I did not hear him stir again."(p76) By this paragraph, it can be told that Jem is upset about what he has done. He is introspecting. Jem was innocent and happy before, he was just like a typical American boy, however, his father's word made him embarrassed, hence, he decides to change.
ReplyDeleteJem is changing in the way that most boys change around his age. He is starting to mature little by little, and is spending more time with scout, at home. Jem is also trying to spend less time with scout at school especially, to keep a good social status. He is also seen and heard from less at home and mostly with scout while playing Boo Radley. Jem is growing away from his home and trying to almost secede from Atticus's control over him. But since this is all normal for a boy his age, Jem is changing in the way that every boy does, he is maturing and trying to learn his way around the world on his own.
ReplyDeleteJeremy Atticus Finch is undergoing change. The novel starts with Jem being extremely childish and had "courageous stupidity". This is illustrated when Jem took Dill's dare whereby he had to run up and touch the Radley's front door. This portrays a child's reasoning whereby pride is everything. As the story continues, Jem, Scout and Dill tries to give a letter to Boo Radley, this suggest a change whereby the reason is "Curiosity". Curiosity comes with age. As the story proceeds. Jem decides to go back to the Radley's place at night to attain his pants that got stuck to the fence. This time gave gave an adult reasoning whereby he didn't want to disappoint Atticus, this shows an adult reasoning and that Jems slowly achieving maturity. Scout also notices Jem's change and describes it as " I first began to part company, sometimes i did not understand him, but my period of bewilderment were short lived, this was beyond me".
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