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An Analysis Of Jem's Journey In To Kill A Mockingbird By Harper Lee

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Addie Green
Mr Storm
Pre-AP English l
April 29 2023
Jems Journey in To Kill A Mockingbird
“His eyebrows were becoming heavier, and i noticed a new slimness about his body. He was growing taller,” (Lee 257). Physically and Mentally Jem has grown from a young boy into a young man, and it was noticed by many. The Characters in this story have shown it through words or actions and have treated Jem more maturely throughout the course of the novel.
One of the many Characters who alluded to this was Miss Maudie. Miss Maudie’s recognition of growth for Jem was not one directly said in diologe or text, she shows it through action. When Scout, Dill, and Jem went to Miss Maudies house they were invited in to eat some cake. When they got inside they noticed that instead of three small cakes, which there normally were, there were only two small cakes. There was also a big cake, which she cut and gave the slice to Jem. “There was a big cake and two little ones on Miss Maudies …show more content…

Both of them were parental roles in his life and drilled into him similar lessons. The Lesson of do what you think is right, not what others think is right. Of course each of the two had there own version of the lesson. Atticus wanted Jem to do what Jem thought was right, despite all of the people who disagrees with him. An example of Atticus doing this is when he defended Tom Robinson. Atticus recieved hate from his family, his peers, and the majority of Maycomb for defending Tom, And he did it because he thought it was the right thing to do. Calpurnia taught the lesson of Doing what you think is right, not what other people think is right. She does this when she takes Jem and Scout to her church. “Its not nessasary to tell all you know,” (Lee 143). Jem showed that he picked up on this lesson when he found out that Atticus was “One Shot Finch”, and told Scout that maybe Atticus didnt want people to know and to keep it on the

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