Jem (Jeremy Atticus) Finch Jem Finch is the older brother of Scout and the son of Atticus. In the beginning of the book, he is childish and enjoys hanging out with Scout and Dill. Eventually as the book progresses he "grew up" more into an young adult and prefered to be with Dill or by himself. In the event of Dill running away, he displayed his maturity and told Atticus as soon he knew of his existance in the house.
In chapter 6, Jem and his merry band of misfits decided to go to the radley house to see Boo Radley. When Mr. Radley heard them outside he thought it was a negro and brought out his shot gun and shot it at the sky for everyone to hear. In a struggle to run away, Jem gets his pants stuck in the fence. He had to run off without them. Later, Jem realizes that going into the Radley yard was a bad idea. He decides to go back and get the pants because Atticus has never caught him before and he plans to keep it that way. This is the first sign of Jem growing up. Jem, like the other black citizens, didn't take the verdict well. Jem was devistated. Throughout the trial, Jem and Scout believed that Atticus could win, the evidence didn't point to Tom and Atticus had some good arguments.The jury leaves and decide the verdict. Guilty. "If there's just one kind of folks, why can't they get along with each other? If they're all alike, why do they go out of their way to despise each other? Scout, I think I'm beginning to understand something. I think I'm beginning to understand why Boo Radley's stayed shut up in the house all this time.it's because he wants to stay inside." In this quote, Jem tells Scout how he feels about the inequality that the town has and how unfair the trial was. |
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For Jem, I chose "I'll Make A Man Out Of You" From Mulan. I chose this song because during the book. Jem is growing up. From going to get his pants, to telling Atticus that Dill's at their house. Jem's truly becoming a young man.
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