MockingBird

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Jem Finch is one of the most important and complex characters in the novel. Over the course of the story his behavior and his relationship with his sister, Scout, change 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 into 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, suddenly much more mature, and begins to resemble their father, Atticus.

At several points in this book it is very evident that Jem has become a lot smarter as he gets older. 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 with Boo Radley. Jem says, "You're too scared to even put your big toe in the front yard." Although seemingly irrelevant, this quote does show how childish Jem is. At this point in the novel Jem and Scout are at about the same intellectual stage. However, things change as Jem starts to hit puberty

The two major charectistics that have changed in Jem during this story, his knowledge and his maturity, can be directly attributed to the influence of Atticus. Every day Jem is starting to act more and more like Atticus. At times he denies these similarities, but Scout makes it known several times how alike the two are becoming. When Jem stands up to Atticus and does not leave the mob scene, he shows many attributes that Atticus exhibits. Scout remarks to herself, "As Atticus's fists went to his hips, so did Jem's, and as they faced each other I could see little resemblance between them...Mutual defiance made them alike." Scout also sees how Jem is becoming more adult like when he says "'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.

. He begins to act differently, as well as think and speak differently. When Scout says, "Reckon he's got a tapeworm" to Atticus about Jem's odd behavior, it is the turning point intellectually between Jem and Scout. Scout is too young to realize that Jem is going through puberty. J

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Approximate Word count = 888
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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