Jem Finch is one of the most important and complex characters in the novel. Over the course of the novel his behaviour and his relationship with his sister, Scout, changes dramatically. In the story To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee, a trial tears apart a town and the Finches are caught right in the middle of it. This event and other small occurrences that take place in this novel, forever change Jem. He is suddenly introduced to the adult world and it changes the way he and Scout act towards each other. Jem and Scout's relationship changes as Jem becomes too wise for her, also he becomes more mature, and begins to resemble his father, Atticus.

At the beginning of the story, several instances show that Jem thought and acted like a child. The greatest evidence of Jem's child-like acts comes when he, Scout, and Dill are playing games about Boo Radley. Jem says,

Scout also sees how Jem is becoming more adult like when he says

"My sister ain't dirty and I ain't scared of you",

"That's because you can't hold something in your mind but a little while,' said Jem.'It's different with grown folks, we-' His maddening superiority was unbearable these days.

He did not want to do anything but read and go off by himself." Scout sees how similar the two have become and it is evident that they are getting very close to each other.

This novel left a lasting impression on me. At the time it was written, it must have been looked down upon as a piece of literature since there was so much hatred towards Negroes in the 1950's that no one could probably realize the unjustified prejudice against them.

Jem was speaking about a feeling he had that something was wrong and Atticus was in serious danger. Scout doesn't believe Jem, but she really doesn't have any understanding about what is going on. Scout is still young and clueless, while Jem is becoming a young man, and that ultimately changes there relationship as Jem transforms from playing partner into a smarter older brother. At several points in this book it is very evident that Jem has become a lot smarter as he gets older.

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Approximate Word count = 1003
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)